chezvegas

Active Member

• Jul 31, 2012

• #21

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

Well-Known Member

• Jul 31, 2012

• #22

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

Active Member

• Jul 31, 2012

• #23

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

 

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Events Planner

• Jul 31, 2012

• #24

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

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Jul 31, 2012

• #25

its not nice sometimes ,but ive never failed yet

 

Andy Land

Well-Known Member

• Jul 31, 2012

• #26

This was my favourite job ever ...










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

 

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1spin

New Member

• Jul 31, 2012

• #27

Alittle gentle heat dont go a miss...

 

Andy Land

Well-Known Member

• Jul 31, 2012

• #28

1spin said:

Alittle gentle heat dont go a miss...

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

 

James1966

Active Member

• Jul 31, 2012

• #29

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

 

scotchgit

New Member

• Jul 31, 2012

• #30

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

 

buckshot

Well-Known Member

• Jul 31, 2012

• #31

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

 

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1spin

New Member

• Aug 1, 2012

• #32

Andy Land said:

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

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:smokin:

 

Fatboy11

New Member

• Aug 1, 2012

• #33

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

 

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macna

Member

• Aug 2, 2013

• #34

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

 

sible88

New Member

• Aug 2, 2013

• #35

macna said:

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

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Not advised as it will melt the seal

 

chunkymunky

New Member

• Aug 2, 2013

• #36

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

Well-Known Member

• Aug 2, 2013

• #37

sible88 said:

Not advised as it will melt the seal

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

 

sible88

New Member

• Aug 3, 2013

• #38

johnlad said:

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

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

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Aug 3, 2013

• #39

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

 

currymunster

Well-Known Member

• Aug 3, 2013

• #40

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 !!!