Date:         Wed, 9 May 2007 14:22:23 -0500
Reply-To:     Matt Roberds <mattroberds@COX.NET>
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From:         Matt Roberds <mattroberds@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: tool needed
Comments: cc: David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
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> From:    David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
> Date:    Tue, 8 May 2007 21:54:07 -0700
>
> A mechanic came up to welcome me and asked what he could help me.
> I opened the rear hatch door and the pilot bearing hole was right there
> pointing to the guy. I said: could you take it out for me?

That's another way to do it.  I did this once when I was trying to put a
new turn signal switch in my Ch@vy with tilt steering column.  The pivot
pins for the tilt mechanism had to come out and the tools I tried
couldn't do it.  Since I had most of the column apart already, I undid
two mounting bolts and a pinch bolt and the column was out of the car.

I got a ride and strolled into the service department at the local Ch@vy
dealer with the column in my hand.  The service writer asked one of the
mechanics if he had the tool to pull the pins and the mechanic said yes.
The service writer started to write a ticket, but then changed his mind
and tore up the ticket.  He told me to come back in 15 minutes with two
$10 bills.  I went and got the money, and when I got back, my column was
waiting with the two removed pins taped to it.  One of the bills went in
the service writer's pocket and the other went in the mechanic's pocket
and everybody was happy.  (I reinstalled the pins with a big C clamp.)

Matt Roberds