At 07:25 PM 8/9/2010 Monday, John Rodgers wrote: >not that top overhaul stuff by the same name - for a couple of days. >While waiting for the soak, every few hours - per the GM Bulley >Principle - tap- don't hammer - that sucker with a ball peen hammer 200 >times, then cycle again - oil, wait, 200 taps, at the end of the two >days, try and move the bolt. If that doesn't work - cut the head off the Gee, I wonder what G. Matthew is doing these days. This is a variation of the tension-and-tap method I suggested -- just want to point out that you want a small hammer for this, not a bruiser. Small is in context of what you're working on -- I'd think an 8-12 oz hammer would be just about right for this. Yrs, D |
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