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TexasKZ wrote: I am glad it worked out well. I wonder what in the world made somebody think that permanent thread lock was a good idea there?

Me too! And I'm thinking maybe it's the previous owner who glued it in there, after it kept falling out while driving perhaps? Can't really tell because the threads had to be re-done after the drilling.

Mikaw wrote: Good news. And thank you for the update. So many posts never get closure. Good luck moving forward

Thanks a lot!!

Sounds like this would have been the perfect job for an Electro Arc machine. Wish I had one at times.

Rick H.