no i agree with David. do not hit the column with a hammer, like many cars it is designed to collapse fairly easily. and this parts is expensive to replace. always use pullers. (i have done many mx5's/miatas). Regards Steve --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Christophe Vieira" <chris_delorean@xxxx> wrote: > > If you let Robocop doing the job with a 5kg hammer, may be... > > You can use this method as long as you do not use the hammer the same way you will use it to detroy a wall. To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/