I was afraid all the five gallon buckets of pain stacked four high were going to fall over
Good. Now, have you figured out the biggest mystery...how do you position that crazy off-center washer on the other end?
And heating the new part makes installation a breeze. Put it in your oven at 200 degrees.
I just took a page out of the previous owner's book, hand tighten with a ratchet and get a little carried away with thread lock. The same method that gave me and my impact gun so much trouble.