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Location:
Adelaide, SA
Registered:
June 2004
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Broken Steering Arm
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Wed, 16 June 2004 02:11
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Need a little help. I have an RA28 with a broken steering arm. I have a replace ment but I can't for the life of me remove the old one.
Here is a picture so you know what is going on:
1: this is the top of the joint and is busted, it moves up and down and shouldn't
Now it seems that I should be able to push part 3 through part 2, once the bolt and clip have been removed (and they have). But part 3 wont budge, it has been drenched in WD40 and had a hammer at it as well as many other things to try get it to move, but no go. Any ideas?? Am I forgetting something?
I believe normally if you were to lift part 1, part 3 would come with it, but it doesn't, and that is how it broke in the first place, I assume.
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Location:
Terrigal
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Broken Steering Arm
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Wed, 16 June 2004 02:17
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Mate you can get a balljoint splitter tool that is like a wedge shape that pushes them apart. But normally i've used this tool when the ball joint isn't f*^ked like yours is. There is so much space there the tool might not work.
Otherwise, you can hit no.2 very hard with a hammer and the shock often knocks it off.
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Location:
Christchurch, New Zealand
Registered:
March 2004
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Re: Broken Steering Arm
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Wed, 16 June 2004 02:18
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try using ball joint splitters, there is Y shaped fork type ones, that you wack with a hammer between the gab, and then there is pullers which have a center which rests on the end of the thread and claws that go around the tie rod end and just wind it in.
Another trick ive used a few times is jacks, jacking it up such that the weight of the car is on the component, sometimes works. also wacking the side of the ball joint to try dislodge the taper.
may be of a little help.
Also i think you are refering to the 'idle arm'
Cheers
Logan
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