I also had a tough time pressing out the stub axle from the vertical
link. Brought it to a nearby shop and they put it on a very powerful
hydraulic press. They put max pressure on it and it wouldn't go. They
were amazed. I ended up just buying a new vertical link and stub axle
from TRF. Why are you dismantling this piece? I was doing so because
I needed a new vertical link due to worn threads on the end that goes
into the trunnion. If your stub axle and vertical link are in good
shape, there's no need to disassemble this piece.
I painted all my suspension pieces semi-gloss black.
Tim Holbrook
1971 TR6
--- "Dan H. Detweiler" <dandet@alltel.net> wrote:
> Finally took the frame from my 70 TR6 to be blasted and some weld
> repair done.
> I am having them put the reinforcement plates on both the diff mounts
> and the
> front suspension areas. I am going to put POR 15 on the outside and
> Waxoyl on
> the inside unless somebody has a better plan.
> I started the front suspension rebuild today and was trying to remove
> the stub
> axle from the verticle link. The Bently book says to "remove nyloc
> nut and
> washer and press out stub axle". Yea right. It sure didn't want to
> press out
> for me. I was able to get a pretty good amount of torque on it with a
> set of
> gear pullers and it only yeilded about 1/4 inch. Any words of wisdom
> on this
> subject? Also, I was wondering what color the original parts of the
> suspension
> were. I am assuming everything was black but I am not sure. I would
> appreciate
> any help with this as well.
> At least I am getting to the point where I will be able to start
> putting
> everything back together soon! For me, that will be a great day!
> Thanks for all your help in advance.
>
> Dan H. Detweiler
> '70 TR6 CC51639
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