Re: Tie Rod Separation Tools?

[Tom Watters <tomwatters@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

When clearance is too close to swing and hit square, I've used use a 12" 
Hardended steel drift to to whack with the hammer.

I cut it from a torsion bar years ago.

--Tom

On 4/12/2011 8:17 AM, Rich Kinsley wrote:
> Most of the time you can put a big hammer behind the joint and smack the
> opposite side with another big hammer. It almost always works and is
> very easy. The only problems I have had is when the clearance is too
> close to be able to get a good swing at it.
>
> Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
> =====================================================================
> Donald Gallimore wrote:
> > How do you guys separate the various tie rods and such connected to the
> > ste=
> > ering =0Alink?=A0 I have a fork - that tears the heck out of the boot
> > plus =
> > I hate =0Abeating=A0like hell on it.=A0 Then there's the U type joint
> > separ=
> > ator with the screw =0Ain bolt - seems to twist off the cross link more
> > tim=
> > es than not.=A0 Lastly, I have =0Aa Cromwell tie rod separator -=A0the
> > prob=
> > lem I have with it is that the screw head =0Ais=A0up towards the engine
> > and=
> > =A0it's really hard to get a wrench on it.=A0 This is =0Aall relative to
> > my=
> >   '65 Belvedere.=0A=0ASo, what=A0cha got the works for
> >   you?=A0=0A=A0=0AAkron=
> >   Don Gallimore
>
>
> Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
> http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-kinsley64polara.html
>
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