Date:         Fri, 22 Sep 2000 11:49:09 -0400
Reply-To:     John <johnpatt@WARWICK.NET>
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From:         John <johnpatt@WARWICK.NET>
Organization: PattonSystems International
Subject:      Re: Decided to Rebuild my 2.1-Bottom split
Comments: To: Frank Miller <fmiller01@SPRYNET.COM>
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Frank Miller wrote:
>
> At 09:58 AM 9/20/00 +0200, Nigel Bennett wrote:
> >The main, big- and small-end bearings still look great, evidence of happy
> >spinning. Had a bitch of a time drifting out the gudgeon pins, though. These
> >things can only be hammered thru the water pump opening on one side and thru
> >some other opening on the other side. Had to make up a reverse hamer to
> >"pull" the far pin out.
>
> I used a piece of 3/8" treaded rod, nuts, washers and some sockets as
> adaptors to make a puller to pull out the wrist pins. Much easier than
> hammering on stuff.
>
> Frank Miller
> Manager, SFA/CRM Systems
>
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Hey Guys, why not use the correct special tools(see the repair manual)
to remove the burrs and extract the wrist pins?

John