@Gordon Nichols posted:They don’t look quite right for a fire in there.
More like they were frozen in there and had to be removed with some force with a cold chisel.
I wouldn’t know about excess force. I am always gentle when working with mechanical things...
Before I had my starter and alternator rebuilt last year, I used to have to do that to my starter about every tenth start up. After the first time having to do it with a rock I found by the side of the road, I carried my biggest ball pien hammer in the door pocket