zilspeed
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| posted on 7/5/05 at 12:38 PM |
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ball joint splitter.
Any of the central Scotland bunch got a ball joint splitter I could borrow ?
Not the destructive fork type, the one that presses the taper out.
I need to reset the rear alignment on the GTM after my work on the camber settings and to to this the rear track rod needs to come off.
Anyone ?
Cheers
John F
**Update**
No need now. Got the TRE nut off, soaked it in lube whilst having a cup of tea and a tesco blueberry muffin. Came back out and whack it with a wood
block in between as a pad. Out it came.
JF - Happy bunny faction.
[Edited on 7/5/05 by zilspeed]
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clbarclay
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| posted on 8/5/05 at 01:17 PM |
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The other option to remeber is to apply some force on the ball joint to remove it and then hit the side of the casting around the taper with a hammer.
It deforms the taper ever so slightly, breaking the friction round taper.
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Peteff
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| posted on 8/5/05 at 02:11 PM |
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The two hammer method
always works for me. Hold the heaviest against the side of the mount and hit the other side with the other hammer.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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owelly
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| posted on 14/5/05 at 10:32 PM |
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I think I will try the 'tea and muffin' method next time. It sounds most preasurable.
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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