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Old 04-05-2009, 08:25 PM   #66 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MANDALAY View Post
Done deal, another hurdle over come. Saw the engineers this morning and they said they have already done it before In actual fact he showed me the socket.
All that has to be shaved of the diameter is 0.85 mm. So he is going to machine me one with a longer socket. $25 sure cheaper than rebuilding the head and risking shavings.


prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrretty damned badass! That's a good thing they know about it. And it holds the amount of torque you have to use too? It won't crack the socket? And the nut does fit in there flush as well?
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