Drop arm removal help.

chezvegas · Jul 31, 2012

Sorry to hi jack this thread slightly but does anyone know what size the bolt is on the drop arm? I have a gap in my socket set between 30 - 36mm but just want to check in case it is an imperial socket. Also for the puller to remove the arm do the run of the mill ones on ebay usually fit or is there a specific one?
Cheers

Craig

jamesmartin · Jul 31, 2012

34mm usually on a 4 bolt box , as long as puller fits a chain wrench around legshelps to hold them on and i use a short half shaft and large lump hammer to hit the arm side to get it off hitting the side will remove it eventually today one took an hour on and off

chezvegas · Jul 31, 2012

Cheers James,
Have ordered pullers and a socket,
Cheers
Craig

trax · Jul 31, 2012

Good luck! It's a very fun and rewarding job :lol:

jamesmartin · Jul 31, 2012

its not nice sometimes ,but ive never failed yet

Andy Land · Jul 31, 2012

This was my favourite job ever ...

Oh no it wasn't! .... I used an angle grinder carefully in the end

1spin · Jul 31, 2012

Alittle gentle heat dont go a miss...

Andy Land · Jul 31, 2012

1spin said:
Alittle gentle heat dont go a miss...

Tried touching it with a lit Cuban Havana but it made no difference!

James1966 · Jul 31, 2012

Try loosening the nut and wiggling wheels side to side or just cut it off.

scotchgit · Jul 31, 2012

I ended up taking my whole steering box of my classic and putting the bugger under a press

buckshot · Jul 31, 2012

had this problem few years back

tried the hammer trick (did'nt get too energetic though as i tend to do seriouse damage when i get carried away

)
so borrowed a puller from a mates garage and broke that too!!:doh:
ended up taking the steering box out and taking it into the said garage and getting them to do it

1spin · Aug 1, 2012

Andy Land said:
Tried touching it with a lit Cuban Havana but it made no difference!

:smokin:

Fatboy11 · Aug 1, 2012

Did mine in position using a bench vice to remove old one and press new one in.

macna · Aug 2, 2013

can you put heat on them? I can't shift mine

sible88 · Aug 2, 2013

macna said:
can you put heat on them? I can't shift mine

Not advised as it will melt the seal

chunkymunky · Aug 2, 2013

Mine has just failed on track rod end and drop arm not steering box wear as suspected.

Letting them do it so its receipted as for sale when it passes.

Not expecting a cheap bill

johnlad · Aug 2, 2013

sible88 said:
Not advised as it will melt the seal

not if your careful, ive done a few with heat and hammer method

sible88 · Aug 3, 2013

johnlad said:
not if your careful, ive done a few with heat and hammer method

Steering boxes ain't cheap so why take the chance??

jamesmartin · Aug 3, 2013

large drift like an old half shaft ,hit enough times and hard enough it will come off

currymunster · Aug 3, 2013

Like james says
Two leg puller on the tabs. I put cable tie around them to keep on.
Tighten up
Then I got a long bar and put it through the engine compartmentbetween the fuel pump and steering box. Rest it on the back heel part of the drop arm. Then hit the long bar(drift) with a nice club hammer.

It will come off. I've done two now. Second one i left the puller on overnight after wacking the fook out of it. next morning it was on the floor!!!

You can do it !!!

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