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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 12:12 PM
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What crappy job this was for the last couple of days!!!
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 12:13 PM
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holy smokes!!
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 12:16 PM
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I did mine with an air chisel and followed Lars' paper. These are no fun to do no matter how you do them though.

Your's look like flaming marshmellows.
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 12:23 PM
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Brings back memories of the stink, I did mine the same way . Dripped that crap all over my floor!!
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 12:57 PM
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Ditto on the air hammer, all 4 completely apart in 30 minutes
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 02:14 PM
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I drilled out the rubber with a hole saw, and then slid the sleeves out. Once off the shaft, the shells were pretty easy to tap out.
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 05:02 PM
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To much of a PIA. I took mine to a mechanic I knew. Dropped them off in the AM, picked them up in the PM with the new bushings installed.

Cost = 6 pack of beer

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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 05:25 PM
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OMG!! IT'S ON FIRE!!!
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Somebody get the marshmallows!!
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Originally Posted by TopGunn
Brings back memories of the stink, I did mine the same way . Dripped that crap all over my floor!!
Did mine the same way. Not one of the more fun jobs.
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 02:07 PM
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Did you do that in the wifes stove!
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by MakoShark72

What crappy job this was for the last couple of days!!!
I don't think RHINO LINER will cover THAT!!!
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 07:37 PM
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i can only imagine how horrible that must smell
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Originally Posted by Durango_boy
I drilled out the rubber with a hole saw, and then slid the sleeves out. Once off the shaft, the shells were pretty easy to tap out.
and less mess
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 08:08 AM
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That's the new Jimi Hendrix series A arm. Voodoo-liscious!
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