skratch
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OK, this isn't the first time I've done this repair so I'm not really sure how everything went wrong on me.
I've done a lot of searching to try and find the answer to this, but all I seem to ever find is that I'm "screwed"
While doing the typical repair for the loose GM tilt column, I ended up having to get a new pivot pin puller (old one got lost) this one being the el cheapo version from Napa that still cost $27. I got one pin out but then the pos tool broke in the pin on the second one.
I know the pins themselves are hardend, but the tool is super cheap and soft metal. Does anyone have any idea how in the heck I can go about getting the remaining pin out without destroying my column or getting another column.
I had considered trying to drill out the broken bit of tool, but it is so small that I'm afraid I'll damage the threads in the pin if I do this and then be doubly screwed. Not to mention I don't know if I can find a screw extractor that small.
I've done a lot of searching to try and find the answer to this, but all I seem to ever find is that I'm "screwed"
While doing the typical repair for the loose GM tilt column, I ended up having to get a new pivot pin puller (old one got lost) this one being the el cheapo version from Napa that still cost $27. I got one pin out but then the pos tool broke in the pin on the second one.
I know the pins themselves are hardend, but the tool is super cheap and soft metal. Does anyone have any idea how in the heck I can go about getting the remaining pin out without destroying my column or getting another column.
I had considered trying to drill out the broken bit of tool, but it is so small that I'm afraid I'll damage the threads in the pin if I do this and then be doubly screwed. Not to mention I don't know if I can find a screw extractor that small.
