Hi gang, Thanks for the great input for bare-frame action stack replacement.  I came up with an interesting way of unscrewing the let-off dowels.  I took a small finishing nail and made a small 90 degree bend in it as to fit in the turning hole of the dowel.  It made it easy to spin them off without disturbing the neighboring dowel.  It saved me at least 20 minutes over turning them out with my hand (they weren't that tight).  Unfortunately, the new dowel holes were a bit too big, so I had to glue size the holes for a tight enough fit.  So much for my 20 minutes!!   Oh well,  on with the show!  I hope you folks in Anaheim are taking good notes to share. Dodging tornados in Nebraska (so far) Paul