
Originally Posted by
HeavyDuty
If I were to clamp the RE down, I'd worry that I was transferring all the rotational force to the RE plate tang which could damage the plate (meh, it should probably be replaced anyway after it was staked once), the slot in the RE (bad) or the plate recess on the back of the lower (way mo bad).
IMO the best way to remove it strictly using grunt would be to retain it at the plate, but I don't know of a way to do that. So, if I were trying to do this I think I'd try the punch method first to reduce the torque needed.
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