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Old 07-25-2023, 04:39 PM   #15
mikeyptv
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Re: Original driveline - What to do..

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Originally Posted by chevyguyase View Post
I should have given more details. You are using hydraulic pressure of the grease gun to force the piston down. A hand grease gun will put out 4000 psi, an air powered gun will put out 15,000 psi. I even use this method to push caliper pistons out of brake calipers. We tightened the tank tracks on tanks in the army with a hand grease gun. You can use it for a lot of things. Mechanics have been doing this forever. I can't take credit for it. I'm just a old mechanic. here's a video.
https://youtu.be/TbOS8sXI8Jg
Incredible! I might have to put the head back on just to give that a try!
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