Thanks Randall.
Yep, I got the idler arm out with the pin still in it. Got the pin seperated
from the idler arm easily enough with out of th ecar, but now how do I get
the pin back in? I figure I can replace that washer with one of those slide
on washer things if I can get it back in.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 11:01 PM
Subject: RE: [TR] Tr3A Upper wishbone bushing replacement-follow up and next
problem.
>> Now for the bad news. The next part of this project was to replace the
>> idler
>> arm on the passenger side. I was able to get about 1/2 an inch seperation
>> between the hole in the arm and the center tie rod pin and no more. Now I
>> can't get it back on. During the process of wacking and "prying loose"
>> as
>> it says in the manual, it seems as though some sort of brass washer
>> popped
>> off the top of that joint. Any hints on how to get that thing either off
>> or
>> on?
>
> Last time, I used a "pickle fork" tie rod tool to finish forcing the
> center link
> up off the pin of the silentbloc. But my silentbloc was already
> separated, and
> it sounds like yours isn't yet. With the center link out of the way, I
> removed
> the idler arm with the silentbloc pin still in it, and bashed the pin out
> with
> the arm held in a vise.
>
> Next time, I intend to try a tool similar to the one on the right in this
> photo
> http://www.otctools.com/frames-newcatalog.php3
>
>> Is that washer important?
>
> Yeah, kinda. It keeps the rubber from sliding up and down on the pin
> (once the
> bond is broken, which is when it should be replaced). If the joint moves
> up or
> down, it will louse up your toe-in adjustment, and can potentially make
> the car
> unsafe to drive.
>
> Randall
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