Eric,
The Haynes method indead does not work. There are two special tools for
this job. I recommend the first one.
1 a small fork goes betwwen the joint and the arm. turning a screw
connected to the tool will drive out the pin.
2 this is a fork. it goes between the joint and the arm. The shape as a
side look is like this:
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Hit it with a hammer and the joint will come off. You will surely loose
the rubbers, and probably the joint.
Rene
Eric Murphy wrote:
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> I'm having some trouble replacing the steering rack boots on my 75
> B. Im trying to separate the ball joint from the steering arm. It dosen't
> want to let go. I've tried the methods in the Haynes manual, and the
> suggestion from the Moss catalog. Hiting it with a hammer, as the Haynes
> suggests, was no good. "Beating it down" with a brass drift and big hammer
> was no good either. I'm hesitant to use an air hammer, like Moss suggested.
> Is there some preticular tool I need? Any help would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Eric Murphy
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