Re: Bigger hammer needed

[David Boyd <john@dboyd.demon.co.uk>]

In article <3.0.3.16.19981030092051.2cfff59c@n-jcenter.com>, Mike Arman
<armanmik@n-jcenter.com> writes
>> I bought an impact driver and a drag link socket, and have =
>>been unable to remove any of the x caps.  Does anyone have any tips?  =
>>The pump was held securely in a vise, but no luck.  I even took it to my =
>>mechanic (until I started attempting this stuff myself) but he didn't =
>>have any luck...or maybe he just wanted to sell me another pump.
>
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>Promise you won't say where this came from, but you need a bigger hammer.
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>This is the cross slot in the X cap - the vertical legs (other two legs,
>making it an "X" cap) are not shown - see the little arrows? Apply a punch
>and swat it with a hammer.


Shameful confession too, that judicious use of a small cold chisel has
similar, but more immediate, results ...

-- 
David Boyd
mailto:david@dboyd.demon.co.uk
Cumbria, UK