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hey Mike, back in the day, we called that beating the crap out of it very gently. 
Careful with that heat man... 
Careful with that heat man... In Response To: talked to pete tonite. as usual, a treasure trove of information (and skill) ()
... there are plastic bits in there that will melt if you get them too hot.
First thing to melt will be the plastic spacer then maybe the bearing cage. You may want to make sure Pete has the plastic bits before you apply the torch...
I hope this helps...
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- hey Mike, back in the day, we called that beating the crap out of it very gently. Careful with that heat man...
- hey Mike, back in the day, we called that beating the crap out of it very gently.
- talked to pete tonite. as usual, a treasure trove of information (and skill)
- peter and i go back a long way. i owe him
- Isn't there a metal piece on top of the black plastic?