Splitting steering box / arm ball joint

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Re: Splitting steering box / arm ball joint

Post by Jordi » Sat May 25, 2013 9:31 pm

I'll give that a try in the morning, i'll be ready to go before machine marts open anyway.
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Re: Splitting steering box / arm ball joint

Post by mike harris » Sat May 25, 2013 9:46 pm

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Re: Splitting steering box / arm ball joint

Post by Jordi » Sat May 25, 2013 9:53 pm

Hammer wasn't doing anything.

I'll have a mess about with it tomorrow. Failing that i'll get a splitter to do it.
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Re: Splitting steering box / arm ball joint

Post by twiss » Fri May 31, 2013 10:53 am

I'm pretty sure I took the turret nut thing off, put a regular nut on it, then used a big metal pole from the top through the engine bay. Whacked it with le sledgehammer until it came loose, then took the nut off and removed...
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Re: Splitting steering box / arm ball joint

Post by will » Fri May 31, 2013 11:13 am

A good squirt of wd40 and using 2 hammers hit on either side of the arm where the bolt goes through. That should be enough to shift it.
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Re: Splitting steering box / arm ball joint

Post by turbo-tom » Sat Jun 01, 2013 1:23 am

Mine came about with Ferris's method and thats the method I always use if not I use Wills method and it works second time! :)
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Re: Splitting steering box / arm ball joint

Post by Jordi » Sat Jun 01, 2013 1:27 am

I bought a ball joint splitter. Only £10 and did the job no fuss.
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