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Old 06-21-2001, 06:52 PM
jeffsr jeffsr is offline
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Those six capscrews all come with factory applied "locktite" and can be difficult to get out. Certainly flush out the central cavities before trying to remove them, use a new tool...but..you still may have trouble getting the ratchet into a good enough position to get enough leverage applied to get them moving w/o stripping out the shoulders in the cavity. I have had good success with an impact hammer on these fasteners. Have never had one strip out. It may seem to be a rather unelegant way to do it, but it's quick and it works.
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