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Not sure what went wrong. I threw it on the scrap pile. I had it for at least 10 years. I had more still packaged and just unpacked a second one. I thought about tearing it apart and pictured the spring pressure injuring me so I refrained from that. Scrapped it.
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I cleaned and grease the lower sash guides.
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I drilled an 1/8" hole into the outer skin and caught the inner reinforcement with a self tapping screw. if I were doing a restoration I would have been more through.
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It pulled the pieces together and I could see a difference in the gate after I greased and adjusted the strikers and wedges.
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I used the correct screws to attach the end covers on the gate.
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The owner supplied a spare tire carrier from a civilian K5. I thought it was torch time but decided to give the Snap-On 1/2" cordless a shot first.
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Nailed it the first shot. I pinched the nut in the vise. I thought about calling this M1009 the skull splitter. Nice laceration on my head.
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Like I mentioned this is not my restoration work. I am eyeball deep into just getting the project fixed. We all know how one thing leads to another. the top was missing 6 side rail bolts. Why? How? Thank you for looking. Have a Great Day and Be Safe.