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Re: [Spridgets] Tie Rod End removal?

To: "Michael Rowe" <mdrowe@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Tie Rod End removal?
From: rrengineer@dslextreme.com
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 08:01:10 -0700 (PDT)
I never use a hammer on anything in the front suspension.  Why not try
using the correct tool for removal, such as a ball joint splitting tool:  
     http://tinyurl.com/4bdpyz
Not cheap like a hammer, but you'll use it many times without tearing up
the rubber boot on the tie rod end like a pickle fork does.  Who doesn't
like buying new tools?
Mike MacLean
60 Sprite
56 BN2


Michael Rowe
> Use care.  We struggled a long time and ruined some threads trying to get
> a
> new tie rod back in before discovering that the hole in the steering arm
> was
> bent out of round by this technique.
>
> Michael Rowe
> '74 Surprise
> Long Island, NY
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