FWIW Dept:
Be careful with Pickle Forks and impact devices (e.g. Air hammers,
BFH's, etc..) when you are separating these joints. Remember that in most
cases, the only part of the steering linkage which is actually 'anchored' is
the guts in your steering box. As you pound away, much of the force is
translated to those bits, which I suspect are actually made out of cheese.
It doesn't take too much whackin' to do some $erious damage to these bits.
Wherever possible, brace the steering linkage so at least some of the force
is directed away from the box. As the saying goes, Ask me how I know
this.....
Regards,
Bob Westerdale
TS36967E
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Labuz [mailto:yellowtr@borg.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 4:24 PM
To: scott weldin
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: TR-3 steering
Scott,
A suitable lever would be a "pickle" bar. I hope i spelled it correctly.
This
bar is kind of like a two tooth fork where the teeth are wedge shaped to
give
you the leverage. Place the forked end between the arm and the gaitor and
hit
with a hammer. The wedge action will separate the tie-rod from drop arm. If
you use this bar, be carefull not to damage the rubber gaitor portion of the
tie-rod end. You should be able to get a pickle bar at any auto supply shop.
Bob Labuz
1958 TR3A
1974 T140V
scott weldin wrote:
> I'm having the devil's own time removing the center tie-rod from my 1958
> TR-3A. I have removed the nyloc nuts attaching the center tie-rod to the
> idler arm, the drop arm and both right and left tie-rods, but I can't get
> either right or left tie-rod loose from the center.
>
> My original service manual suggests "utilising a suitable lever" but
> doesn't hint if that might be a six inch screwdriver or a six foot Johnson
> bar. And I'm not sure what to pry against. Does the tapered end of the
> inner end assembly just press into the end of the center tie-rod? I'm
> reluctant to apply too much force without a clearer picture of what I'm
> doing. Any help would be much appreciated.
>
> Scott Weldin
> 1958 TR-3A
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