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lunar_unit t1_ir6ao04 wrote

I don't have what you need, but most of the auto parts stores loan tools, just gotta put down a refundable deposit. Maybe one of them has what you need?

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dustinator t1_ir6c4mz wrote

Only basic nipple extractors which I’ve tried but they’re turning the broken part into mud. This is such a common problem on GM stuff that a special tool exists for it from what I gather

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lunar_unit t1_ir6d5xh wrote

There might be one at the CarQuest in Toano, but that's a 40 mile drive one way. Give em a call

https://imgur.com/a/o2UDryD

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dustinator t1_ir6p206 wrote

As luck would have it work is sending me to Yorktown tomorrow. They were nice enough to put it on hold for me. Good looking out.

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dustinator t1_ir6frww wrote

That’s not that far from me tbh. It didn’t pop up when I was searching

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fl_man_in_rva t1_ir6gmat wrote

What about asking to borrow one from a NAPA with a machine shop? Years ago when I had that issue I ended up just yanking the intake and taking it in to them.

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dustinator t1_ir6hqnx wrote

I’m trying my damndest not to pull the intake. What napas have machine shop? Didn’t know that was a thing

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fl_man_in_rva t1_ir6ih91 wrote

I completely understand. They might not have the tool on the shelf, but they may have it back in the machine shop.

O'Reilly claims you can pick up in store by 8am tomorrow, but I'm not sure how reliable that is.

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dustinator t1_ir6jje6 wrote

That’s where one of my orders is. Hoping it’s true and I’m just being antsy. Amazon has it showing being delivered tomorrow but it hasn’t shipped and I ordered it Monday

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fl_man_in_rva t1_ir6k491 wrote

Gotcha. May the odds be in your favor.

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dustinator t1_ir6kaas wrote

Worst case scenario I have to get fancy with a hacksaw blade. That’s what a lot of guys on YouTube did

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fl_man_in_rva t1_ir6kww3 wrote

Ugh. That does not sound fun. Not to mention all those new metal shavings floating around.

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dustinator t1_ir6m5in wrote

So I’ve managed to stuff a good portion of a blue shop towel into the hole for that purpose and to keep the liberal amounts of pb blaster I’ve soaked it with out. Got that base covered

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