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Old 02-19-2008, 11:49 AM
rs899 rs899 is offline
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Pick n pull is your answer. When you get one- cut the hoses with a knife. Put it on your bench and hacksaw or dremel across the nuts. Spread the threads apart with a screwdriver to keep from wrecking the fragile alloy. In my experience, very few of these will come apart without damaging the threads.
Wow, good tip! I have to do this chore soon and hadn't thought of that one.. Thanks.
This approach is not without peril, either. If you cut too deeply across the nuts you could damage the seating bevel or even cut through the alloy entirely. If you nick the threads a bit, that's Ok. The sealing is done inside the bore of the outlet, not the threads.

Rick
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