winter project

[Meir]

so far my winter project was going great, and didn't have any special issues, except the broken bolts that was easy to remove.
but then i got to the RMS.
man, just looking back at it makes me furious again.
i thought that will be the easy part, especially after completing the IMSB under an hour.
i was wrong.
first i had hard time removing it. the technique with the screw and pliers didn't work well, i ended up filing on of my prey bars to fit and the screw head, and used a piece of wood as a pivot.
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putting the new one was even worst.
i have to admit i was not mentally prepared for the job.
i was sure it will go easy, so i pounded it with a hammer using a 3" PVC tube.
the RMS went in crooked.
that was the end of the day for me. i found myself on Saturday 12PM, with nothing to do.
i was hoping the finis the car that weekend.
was so frustrated since i work on the cars during weekends, and now i wasted half of Saturday, and all of Sunday.

Monday morning i made my firs encounter with my local dealership. paid 24$ for the RMS, and realized why they are called stillerships.

Tuesday was a day off, so i gave it another try. i messed it up again.
you really need patience with that thing.(which i don't have)
for the first time i gave up. started searching the web for the SIR RMS tool, with no success.
placed an order for new seal and some other parts i needed, and waited for the following weekend.
when i got the new seal, i meditated for half an hour, and promised myself to take the time and not to get upset.
i started pounding on it real slow with very light taps over the seal, with a piece of flat plastic bar. every time i started loosing my patience, i walked away, smoked a sig, drank some cold water, and got back. the most difficult part is to drive the seal up to the point where is flush with the case.
then i took the PVC pipe and drove it to the correct depth.
the whole thing took me over an hour
next time, i get the tool
i would like to take this opportunity to thank Heiko and Hal (AKA whipE350) for the support and the good advise.