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Old 03-23-2024, 01:29 PM
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You’re supposed to install it from the bottom. Prayers won’t be answered in this instance.

Grinding off the tabs to install it from the top is not uncommon but many don’t recommend it.

Dropping it down from the top sometimes ends up with the shaft getting lost somewhere in the crankcase.

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