I thought I'd give an update on a couple of items:
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Originally Posted by Fritz
Not mine to loan. My buddy bought it for his shop last year when my studs kept breaking. It wasn't cheap, so it's more likely to be available for rent if anything. I'll ping him later this week to see. It'll probably end up costing you $50, a 12 pack of Heineken, and a bunch of your carbide drill bits. Hardened steel is a bitch! I think it enables you to be able to clean/retap the threads instead of needing helicoils.
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Matt De Maria, despite his hundreds of specialized tools, did not have this tool--and didn't need it either. He carefully marked the center of each stud, and drilled (with his Snap-on air drill) right down the center, then larger holes until just smaller than the original screw. He then retapped the hole to M8 x 1.25 (I think that's it - he retapped to the original size) and it all went together well.
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Originally Posted by Dr K
- Sourced a replacement throttle linkage lever but got the wrong part. Trying to get DC Auto to find the right part - photo attached if someone has one laying around (I'd replace with the one I'll get from DC Auto) - photo below--as you can see, the little ball has broken off the lever. Might just need to weld the ball back on, but I have ZERO welding skills
Photo of throttle linkage part:
Attachment 22843
Here it is in PET (#4):
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DC Auto send me a part (I actually think I ordered the 930 part rather than the 911 part) but since there's no part number stamped on it, it's hard to tell. Anyway, it was pretty different, with the ball about 2 cm. away from where it should be with the part installed. Kurt came to my rescue and welded the old part back together (he is sooooo good). Perhaps not totally surprisingly, DC Auto was really stand-up about this, discussed it with me both by email and phone, and gladly is taking the part back. The parts they sent me arrived in a timely manner and all look good. I just wanted to give a compliment after a positive experience.