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Stubborn steering arm

odnorth

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Took the 4 nuts off holding it down tried tapping it with a hammer thinking it would pop right off did'nt, put a puller on it with lots of pressure nothing, soaked it with WD40 for the night if that does'nt work may try heat, did l miss something or can it be seized on there.
 

m-35tom

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don't tap it, hit it with a heavy large hammer as hard as you can. you have to shock the 4 tapered keys out. and be sure to re torque it properly. 140 ft lb i think...........
 

tm america

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yep get a bigger hammer .wd40 is almost worthless on stuff like that. get some pb blaster i put the puller on it put a good amount of pressure on it the go to town with the hammer
 

gringeltaube

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Sorry, I just don't see the need or any advantage at all of using a "puller" in this case. As Tom mentioned the "keys" (split dowels) have to come loose first and that will only occur after hitting the arm from both sides, alternatively. A good penetrant oil surely helps.
Once unseated everything can be pulled by hand!

G.
 

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tiger422

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The puller will only make it tighter the taper cone shape locks have to come out first. They look like washers with nuts removed hamer down on arm and drive small screwdriver in slot of locks give them a twist.
Jim
 

Barrman

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Or, just pull the studs with a stud puller. My Gasser steering arm was very stubborn and no sledge helped. I pulled the studs in about 5 minutes. Of course, this was after I wasted an hour or more beating on the darn thing.
 

bsorcs

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Danced around with this yesterday. Fortunately found this thread and was able to get one key loose using a 3# hammer and a drift. The other 3 were seriously stuck. Ended up slipping a 1-inch socket over the studs and banging with a short-handled 8# sledge. The 3 came off in about 2 minutes. Slick!

bs
 

Recovry4x4

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Don't pussyfoot with these things. I back the nuts off enough to see plenty of daylight between them and the cone but not far enough that I can damage the stud if I miss with the hammer. Then I go to town on the siides of the steering arm. In all these years it has never taken more than a minute or two to get them loose.
 
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