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| | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 3 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 3 | I am putting in a power steering kit and am trying to get those "ball" ends out of the steering arms. I had it in a big vise and hit it very hard with an #8 hammer and nada, no movement at all. Anyone have a trick up their sleeve. Thanks in advance, Brad.... | | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,464 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,464 | I'm going to be doing this on my steering arms soon. I read a post here that said they were "staked" and that you need to grind a little material off the shoulder of the steering arm in order for the ball to come out. Hopefully someone with more experience on this will chime in. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,031 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,031 |
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The highway is for gamblers, better use your good sense."
Gooday-that's my 1¢ answer due to the lousy economy ~ cause I ain't got - no . mo . doe
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 60 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 60 | FOLLOW THE ADVICE GIVEN IN THE LINK ABOVE. IT MAY BE
NECESSARY TO APPLY A LITTLE HEAT TO GET IT TO MOVE BUT
IT WILL COME OUT. IF YOU USE HEAT, LET THE ARM COOL
TO ROOM TEMP ON ITS OWN, DON'T STICK IT IN COLD WATER
BECAUSE YOU ARE IN A HURRY. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,464 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,464 | I got both of mine out with little trouble. No pounding.
First, I cut the ball off flush with the steering arm with a cut-off wheel. Then I ground about 1/16" of material off the opposite end (until I could see the outline of the ball shaft which is about 1/2"). Then I used a 3/4" socket on the old ball side and a short bolt as a pusher on the other side, and clamped the whole thing in a 4" vise. I tightened the vise and the bolt pushed the little bugger right out. The pass. side pushed out pretty easy but I had to apply a little heat to the driver's side. I let the arm cool in a bucket of sand overnight. | | |
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