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Old 01-12-2019, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by ront49 View Post
Tried the expander but the metal is so hard the amount of expansion was at best minimal. Not nearly enough to make a tight fit. I used a good quality expander and even with an 18" ratchet it wasn't enough. Maybe if I removed the headers and used a hydraulic expander I could achieve better results.
Did you try using an impact wrench instead of the ratchet?
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