Re: [FWDLK] Control arm won't separate...

[Alan Archer <slanted@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dan,
By the "control arm" I presume are talking about the drag link which is the 
bar between the pitman arm and the idler arm.Whenever trying to separate a 
tapered joint, if there is no special tool available, a suitable object of 
similar size to the hammer you use like another block hammer or chunk of 
steel should be held against the opposite side of the "ring" so the it 
applies the same amount of  shock to both sides simultaneously.
Happy hammering.
Alan Down Under.
P.S. Definitely NO HEAT.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Morton" <morton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 4:46 AM
Subject: [FWDLK] Control arm won't separate...


> I've successfully removed one tie rod end from the control arm with a tie
> rod separator fork, but I can't get the bloody pitman arm joint to 
> separate.
> I've really been pounding on the sucker. I followed someone's suggestion 
> to
> load it up with penetrating oil, smack all around the ring with a hammer,
> invert the crown nut on the threads and then try to smack it out. I'm 
> afraid
> I'm really going to damage something.
>
> I guess I could try to heat the ring, but all I've got is a propane tank I
> use for sweating copper joints. Will that get it hot enough? I'd really 
> like
> to avoid using heat altogether...
>
> An aside: My goal is to drop the oil pan. With the driver's side free, 
> will
> it be possible to swing the control arm out of the way, and thus avoid
> having to separate the joints on the passenger side?
>
> adTHANKSvance,
> Dan
>
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