[Roadsters] tie rod ends, the "shock"

[Joe Russo]

I have a Harbor Freight pickle fork  and it never separated a single ball
joint.  Not only did the tines spread, the material actually galled.   I
keep it on the shelf above my workbench to remind me to fight the temptation
to read the Harbor freight flyer...

I bought a screw type separator and it has been "butta" ever since.

I also had a HF torque wrench that lied to me such that I snapped a rod
bolt....now I use a S-K indicator torque wrench....

-----Original Message-----
From: datsun-roadsters-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:datsun-roadsters-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of O'Farrell,
Fergus P (AS)
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 8:26 AM
To: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
Subject: [Roadsters] tie rod ends, the "shock"

And while I am sure the experts know (but it wasn't mentioned) the tapered
joint gets a bit frozen in there, so I found the dual hammer "shock" helps a
lot as well (just make sure the nut is still on a few threads!).  The taper
is so tight I doubt the PB blaster is working its way in, although it
certianly isn't hurting.

Slap my wrist, but initally I went to Harbor Freight and bought a pickle
fork, but it was of course sized for max sales, so the right size for
American Iron ball joints.  It worked on the first 3 joints, then for some
reason I had a hard time with the 4th.  Being of too soft a material, the
tines had "spread"
and it was no longer effective.  Went to AutoZone and they had one just
slightly smaller, (I think it was 15/16") perfect size for the roadster.
The rest came off like "butta".

Oh, and I made my own parts cleaner with a  plastic bin  and a quart of
diesel and a chip brush.  Works like a charm, wear glasses for the splashes,
and close the lid or the wife will complain the whole garage smells like a
truck stop..... (or the fuel dock at the marina)
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