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@3alarmer

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Originally Posted by 3alarmer

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..Lately, I remove all cotter pins with that Bikesmith press, some 50/50 ATF-acetone as the penetrating oil, and a Mapp gas torch. I have yet to bend one since starting to do this. Maybe it's just coincidence. The heat and the penetrant really seem to help. Or maybe it's my belief system.
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Please so is your sequence for this apply heat, apply ATF/Acetone, apply press once cooled?

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