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removing dragelink
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 6:38 pm
by stool
Gady Im having a BIt#h of a time getting the drage link nut off
How do you stop the little axel from spining when trying to remove the nut??????? PLESE HELP
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 7:01 pm
by RV80
Rattle gun
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 7:06 pm
by Daisy
not easy.
two ways of doin it..
i jammed a vice grip inside the bush and gripped the drag link bolt from inside. and undid the nut from above and threw away my drag link and bought a new one which had adjustable ends and removable tie rod ends
2nd way.. try a pice of sheet metal 10x10x10 and use the grinder to cut to the centre and push it in above/below the bush so you can jam a screwdriver/vice grip inside it without damagin the bush and using leverage to prevent the top nut from turning.
TOM
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 7:09 pm
by stool
It just spins and spins
ive had the bottle jack putting pressure on it and heaps of wd40
Im giving up for the day mabe ile try some heat tomoro but dam its loose ???
next step grinder
drag
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 7:10 pm
by china
its got an "interfirance taper", u need to take the load off the tread by tap'n the tierod end towards it , if thats what u mean?
did u hurt it on sunday?
daz
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 8:11 pm
by J Top
Large crowbar pushing the draglink firmly into it's taper,
rattlegun on the nut whilst keeping the pressure on the taper.
J Top
Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:03 pm
by bazzle
Put a jack etc under bottom of tie rod end to force taper in tighter. Do nut UP. Clean threads with a small file. With jack still in place undo.
Bazzle
Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 3:28 pm
by stool
Thanks for the pointers im just about to have another go at it
So ile let you all know what happends
And sunday after we left you Daz when we hit the tar after airing up
we had big wheel wobbles
combo of Bent tie rod which was done 6months ago and flogged out tie rod ends
And broken spring on the steering shooky done 2 weeks ago
all conbined for a nasty ride home at 110kph
Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 4:43 pm
by stool
Tie rod is now fixed and replaced with my old one which was stronger anyway
Bottle jack + big shifter for leverage to twist tie rod to the side than smaller shifter to undo the nut AND A TIN OF WD40 over two days
of soaking
Thanks for all the info
wobles
Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 5:53 am
by china
so it wasn't ya wheel nuts giv'n u the wobbles ? hehe
Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 9:08 pm
by stool
You were lucky not to lose a peed
NOTE TO SELF
Less than finger tight wheel nut`s will make a jack hammer sound