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wait, why are you guys popping ball joints to pull the trans?
Last time I removed a tranny, all I had to do was unbolt the lower passenger strut mount, was enough play to get the PS shaft out of the tranny. Never touched the driver side axel at all... the tranny slid off it with it in place.
I used to pull the brakes, center hub castle, and lower ball joint castle nut and smack the hub and control arm with a 5 lb sledge. The ball joint would release and drop down the control arm and it all swiveled forward.
It's a very heavy handed way to do it, but it's very fast removal doing it that way. I learned that removal technique from a Removal Technician at AAMCO. Taught me how to drop a trans in under an hour. Props to that MOFO...
because it's FAST and doesn't mess the alignment up.Quote:
Originally Posted by i3igpete
J. I don't even touch the brakes.
Yep, big hammer and a brass punch (a big one), comes right out, LCA then drops way down and can pull axle easily
From the phone.
Guys, my problem isn't getting the axles and transmission out, it's the tie-rod ends that are stuck! What if I can't get them out, can they be drilled out or is the hole tapered like the tie-rods?
I hit those fuckers as hard as I could.Quote:
Originally Posted by TwIzTeD_3kGt
Got a thread for this???Quote:
Originally Posted by J_Parker
go get a tool like this:
Buy Autocraft Pitman Arm Puller AC567/W142 at Advance Auto Parts
but for tierods, they make them smaller for tie rods. Very easy you'd be done in 2 minutes.
You can't drill it out, the hole is tapered.
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Originally Posted by terrets
I'll have one started up for you guys the next time I'm in town, I'd like to get some actual progress to show off before posting pictures, it looks pretty silly as of now lol.
You're hitting the knuckle right? Not the control arm? It has never not worked for me, even on big rusty G3500 van ball joints/tie rods (and they get a lot more stuck than our little bj's).Quote:
Originally Posted by terrets