steering system disassembly
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Drifting
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steering system disassembly
Well...its the first time I dissassemble something like that and I don't know how to do it...for exemple, I remove the cutter pin from the tie rod to spindle nut, removed the nut... I was sure it was going to fall out or worst case it would easily go through with a few taps with the hammer... But no... after some pretty heavy blows, its still there. Did I miss something? I mean...its a bolt going through a hole no? And there shouldn't be any rust as that part rotates when you turn....so whats the catch? I tried the same for a few other nuts on the system and I get the same problem... HELP ME! :lol:
Burning Brakes
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From: Norcross GA
Re: steering system disassembly (Lohkay)
A lot of the steering components require a pickle fork, a wedge shaped tool that has a split in the middle. You put the bolt in the split, hammer on the end and the wedge forces the bolt out. I would not hammer on the steering components.
Race Director
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From: Living in the Hartland
Re: steering system disassembly (Bobchad)
A lot of the steering components require a pickle fork, a wedge shaped tool that has a split in the middle. You put the bolt in the split, hammer on the end and the wedge forces the bolt out. I would not hammer on the steering components.
Burning Brakes
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From: Palatine IL
Re: steering system disassembly (Lohkay)
Don't start hammering anything until the you have the spring compressed and it chained to the control arm. I'm sure you do but I wouldn't want you to get hurt, even killed by a flying spring.
You need a ball joint separator (pickle fork) and a 3lb dead blow hammer (cool name :) ). I could not bust mine loose with a regular hammer. It's not just a bolt through a hole, it is a tapered bolt that wedges itself into the nut and takes some force to remove.
Good luck.
You need a ball joint separator (pickle fork) and a 3lb dead blow hammer (cool name :) ). I could not bust mine loose with a regular hammer. It's not just a bolt through a hole, it is a tapered bolt that wedges itself into the nut and takes some force to remove.
Good luck.
