drag sgt
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I was unlucky the other day and had the upper intake thread tab break in half on my lower intake, so I had to source a yard unit and am in the process of replacing it. I don't know whether this is just 26 year old original gasket material or at some point it was replaced and glued on, but basically the bottom layer of the old gasket didn't come off. Now I'm left with a very stubborn material that wont' come up, and just kinda "mulches" the top layer when using a scraper. I tried using a small screwdriver to hopefully get under and lift, but no luck (and I don't want to scratch it too much). I'm really not looking forward to trying to get the pieces out from underneath the top radiator hose.
Is gasket remover effective? Or should I resort to something more aggressive like a small roloc bristle disc?
![PXL_20240910_041256078.jpg PXL_20240910_041256078.jpg](https://www.thetruckstop.us/forum/data/attachments/77/77903-1b6e7be59fd0416dab5cf0ca22d35777.jpg)
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Is gasket remover effective? Or should I resort to something more aggressive like a small roloc bristle disc?
![PXL_20240910_041256078.jpg PXL_20240910_041256078.jpg](https://www.thetruckstop.us/forum/data/attachments/77/77903-1b6e7be59fd0416dab5cf0ca22d35777.jpg)
![PXL_20240910_041259122.jpg PXL_20240910_041259122.jpg](https://www.thetruckstop.us/forum/data/attachments/77/77904-74f8b5523ec2b4d7a9b61c143ae9c245.jpg)
![PXL_20240910_041307995.jpg PXL_20240910_041307995.jpg](https://www.thetruckstop.us/forum/data/attachments/77/77905-249eedde4efa6d87256ee7eb8711ca2d.jpg)