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moz1013

10/6/2013 at 1:23pm
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Taking the (completely unneccessary-so-why-do-they-bother-painting-it) paint off a towball can be done really quickly if you have access to a wire wheel attachment that you can put on your drill.

Takes about 5 minutes with that, or about 15-20 minutes with sandpaper.

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robert/julie

10/6/2013 at 5:41pm
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yea only took me about 15 minutes to remove the paint with sandpaper

joanne harding

10/6/2013 at 7:06pm
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I think my job tomorrow is to take the paint off, when i read the instuctions it did say remove it. Paul thank you for you help with the loading,and my hubby said it was just for piece of mind.

Tersane

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There are videos on You Tube to show how to retro-fit a stabiliser. There is one important bit about the retaining pin of the damper in the over-run mechanism. Other than that, it is easy to do yourself. The only other point is that there are different diameter shafts to fit it to. Alko do a fitting kit which has spacers to account for that.

joanne harding

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My sound does not work on my lappy,so i cant hear what they say, spaces came in the kit we bought. Thank you

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