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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ttocs" data-source="post: 1483867" data-attributes="member: 11896">I got to the point of measuring the run out and of course discovering that I needed offset dowels to get it with in tolerances.  Everyone I talked to said they just used a little heat and then some vice grips to pull the old dowels out but it didn't seem to matter how much heat or how tight the grips were that they were not budging.  I spent a fair amount of time in this position, the mechanics universal symbol for "FUCK YOU!"<img src="https://i.imgur.com/EhitvAZ.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />  I went to plan b and welded some bolts together that allowed me to attach the vice grips to my slide hammer but all it did was yank the grips off the dowels.  <img src="https://i.imgur.com/sq0k034.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> I tried drilling into it to tap it but there is only about 6" of space between it and the trans hump and its 2 ft above my head and after a short time trying I realized this was going to be more difficult than it sounded.  I didn't want to weld to it if I could help it but I was not sure if there was enough space to even use a pin puller kit and also didn't want to spend $100 on it to try it, but I bit the bullet and got the kit.  YUP there is not enough room for it so at this point was time to pull out the welder and get nasty with it.  By Nasty I mean laying under a fiberglass blanket to keep from catching myself on fire while welding over my head.  somehow even with a hoody on I am still itching all over...<img src="https://i.imgur.com/TWm9zKl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> But most importantly FUCK THOSE FUCKING MOFO'S if you can excuse my french.  <img src="https://i.imgur.com/BVZMN6K.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Once the angle iron was welded to them I was able to wiggle them out fairly easily.  Now to return that pin puller kit and read the step of what to do after the dowels are removed but today was a good day...</blockquote>