vwbobby wrote:Good tip on tacking strips and pulling. If you cut sheet metal coupon strips and tack them to the rocker, its a lot easier to make large pulls. Its better than trying to pull 50 little studs and having them rip holes in the rocker. You can use the stud gun for the smaller pulls however.
Good advice! I had to deal with the same issue and quickly learned it's hard to pull the metal out in that area and the little studs starting making holes. I started using a 1/4" think piece of metal about 1-2" long. And instead of a slide-hammer, I attached to a come-along and tree, applied tension and began "working" the metal with gentle tapping.