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Old 01-26-2011, 11:25 PM
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I want to remove my borla tips to straighten them out and polish them up a bit, but there stuck on pretty good. Anyone have a trick to get these suckers off easily?
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Anyone?
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Bump............ ?
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Spray some WD-40 or penetrating oil into the connection and let sit an hour or so. If you can't break em loose by hand, try a big pipe wrench or sears sells a 'wrench' that's essentially a handle with a thick rubber strap. Heating up the connection may help too
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^^^^this
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Thanks for the advice. I tried penetrating oil and it still wouldn't budge by hand. I'm gonna have to try a wrench and some heat.
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grinder and a rubber mallet
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Originally Posted by Tyler Z28
grinder and a rubber mallet
I can understand the rubber mallet... but grinder??



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