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Yep it’s part of the old arm itself. I think GM makes the arm out of weaker material so it sacrifices itself instead of sacrificing the expensive parts. Kinda like the bolt on the side post batteries. The threads in that will strip out before the threads in the battery. Hope that got cleaned off before installing the new one.
Hey man I knew chrome when chrome was manly thick steel covered in the real thing, not some thin plastic covered in a microscopically thin coating of more shiny plastic. Back in the day, chrome was king. This shit nowadays doesn’t even count. That’s why I hate it. It’s fake as hell, like a cheap wig on a dude pretending to be a chick. I can’t use the real word for that, it’s censored.
I believe it is simply glued on.
So like need 8-10lb fishing line to slice off?
Yup watched some vids,what was I thinking,,,,Im still old school thinking metal badges.
I debadged thethirdtwin with a heat gun and just peeling the letters off. 90% rubbing alcohol to remove the residue.
The motor side is splined, but the arms are not. The new arm did not have splines either, but they are tapered.
Yeah, it cleaned out pretty easily. Mostly with a rag. Just looks like galvanic corrosion or aluminum oxidation or something. I didn't check what metals the splines or the arm were comprised of. Lol
Just looked like some corrosion to me. The threads where the nut was were blue, but it didn't look like loctite either.
I am next.
