GenIII A518 Question

So I borrowed a damper puller from OReillys....did not work.

So I bought one on Amazon..
Same puller same result even though the seller specifically said it would.

BUT...

I can do a bit of grinding on the puller arms to clearance them and it should work.

Also cut apart the orange cannisters of death...despite the sludge on the inlet side it was pretty much sludge and metal free on the outlet side.

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