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kbannister · #12 10-28-2006, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by ctaylor738

You need a tool to pull the pins that hold the rails in the cylinder heads. Here is and example.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-Guide-Rail-Pin-Puller-Remover-Tool-1712_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ35625QQihZ015QQitemZ250020805123QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V

There are also slide hammer versions, but they don't work as well.

There are lots of posts on how to do this.

I bought this puller when I did my chain replacement. It worked very well, priced right, and I did not have to go screwing around at the hardware store looking for bolts and trying to pull the pins out thru a socket. Another reason to use this style or the slide hammer is the front of the head is not flat. You can position this one so it will pull the pin straight instead of on an angle as with a socket.

The other advice I can give you is to get a set of good quality hex sockets. If you use some of the cheap hex sets, you will undoubtebly round out some of the hexs in your bolts holding on some of the parts. I use only snap-on and still managed to round out a couple of them.