If you are referring to the "ball" piece of the steering arm I removed mine
like this.
If the "pictures" below look funny import them into the editor of your choice
and set the font to a fixed pitch font such as Courier with a 10 pitch.
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Dremmel tool grind
around stud end of
ball to remove peening.
You don't have to go
deep, maybe just 1/16".
And you don't need to
grind the whole surface,
just the edges.
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Drill 1/8" hole
deep enough to
reach into but
not through the
ball. Make sure
the hole is in
the center of
the stud.
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Enlarge the hole
using larger drill
bits up to 3/8".
Now put a 3/8" punch into the hole and tap gently to remove the ball. When
that does not work wind up and take a real swing at it. After soaking your
other hand in ice to get the swelling down, try it one more time, being careful
not to hit yourself. It will now come out.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of zigga50@att.net
Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 4:31 PM
To: old chevy trucks; oletrucks
Subject: [oletrucks] tie rods
I just ordered the newer style tie rod conversion kit and was taking apart my
steering linkage and got stuck the older tie rod ball wont screw off i grinded
it square put it in the vice and hit it with a sledge hammer till it slowly
started to turn but it wont come out no matter how many times i try to turn it
Does it need to be turned right to come out? or does it need to be pressed out?
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