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Old 09-05-2011, 08:29 PM
earnest37 earnest37 is offline
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Originally Posted by ewenjo View Post
Okay... I tried the bent wire...couldn't dislodge the bushing.
I then made a tool with a small 1/16 tooth and that didn't work.
I then tried the .375 tap, it just didn't grab but it rotated the bushing.

So off I went to the hardware store a got a 5/16 o.d. expandable concrete stud about 3 inches long. It just fit in unexpanded and after i tightened it up snug.. I pulled and "viola" it came right out.

Now I have two very stubborn upper rail pins that are refusing to come out.....I "power blasted"(penetrating oil) them for the last three days and still can't budge them with the 6mm bolt and washer trick.... or with a makeshift impact hammer. What do you think about heating the the casing??
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I have a pdf file with pictures and dimensions of a simple puller I used to drag out rail pins on a 380SL. They wouldn't move with a 2-lb slide hammer but pulled easily with this puller. Send me an email and I'll get you the pdf.earnest37@sbcglobal.net
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