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Originally Posted by Catorce
Tom,
What I like to do is take your 5mm tap and chuck it right into the drill. Drive it in the old squirter, try and get a grip on it then yank it out. Usually they will spin right out, remaining attached to the tap. Don't sweat it, use force, they come out easily. YOU WILL NOT DAMAGE THE CASE. Even if you shave a hair off the case by accident you can go to the oversize squirters. No big deal. Spin the tap vigorously into the squirter. IT WILL COME LOOSE, no heat required.
I'm waiting on the patent filings to post further, my squrters are done, videos are done, etc. I know I fhave been saying this a while but I am waiting on an attorney, what can I say, LOL......
any day now.
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Thanks for the tips, I appreciate it. I'm not so concerned w/hurting the case, but AM concerned about using enough force to strip the minimal threads the tap put into the squirter and being left with nothing to grab onto & yank on... Maybe an easy-out would work if that happens? or maybe I will do some math and figure if there is an SAE sized tap that's bigger than 5mm, but smaller than the 6mm-ish that is the ID of the squirter hole...
No worries on your timeline w/the lawyer stuff etc... I'm moving at glacial pace...
Thanks,
Tom
PS: here's another pretty slick method I found on youtube...