06-12-11, 08:48 PM
Well, if you decide to go ahead, doing it with a hot engine will give the best chance of them coming out without shearing. (Aluminium expands more than steel as the temperature rises thus loosening its grip.)
I'd be inclined to leave them alone but, if I was going to take them out, I'd replace them with stainless ones as well as giving them a dab of copaslip.
I'd be inclined to leave them alone but, if I was going to take them out, I'd replace them with stainless ones as well as giving them a dab of copaslip.