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by **Lurkin** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:01 am

Has been called both so far - basically need some way to get the bugger off! have taken off the outer ball joint but abit stumped on what to use to get the inner one off... went to repco but they have nothing to recommend.. any ideas?

by **iOnic** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 12:34 pm

What car is it? Normally just bend back some locking tabs and loosen/unwind it off the threaded shaft.

by **Lurkin** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:05 pm

got angry and got the vice grips to it.

As for the locking tab, whats the best tool to bend the new one like that?

Car is an ae101 levin

by **iOnic** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:08 pm

A small hammer and punch + being gentle

They do break. Make sure it's as tight as you can get it before you bend the tabs back - the tabs are only to locate it/lock it in one spot, if it's loose it can come past the tabs and then you're in a world of hurt.

by **Lurkin** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:11 pm

goodo back together it goes now!

by **Lurkin** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:13 pm

I have loctite 263 to pop on the threads - any idea of how long it takes to set? I imagine I will need to fanny about before its satisfactory 'tight'

by **iOnic** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:15 pm

By the time you've built it all back up and the car is good to go it'll be sweet.

by **Lurkin** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:15 pm

more worried about it setting before I've got it tight enough..?

I take it I'm just being a sissy and should get on with it

by **iOnic** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:17 pm

haha nah it won't set before you've got it tight enough

by **Lurkin** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:18 pm

righto! thanks!

by **Lurkin** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:16 pm

Hmm. very strange. the new nut on the bottom of the tie rod outer is not as think as the one that came off it, and the cotter pin well below the nut, i.e. the cotter pin does not sit in the grooves of the nut. thoughts? brand new from repco, TRW brand.

Have switched it to the one that came off it as whilst showing signs of use, seems perfectly useable. which way to split the cotter pin though? vertically or horizontally around the nut?

And any idea of how to check the alignment 'rangi style'? played with the damn inner boot so much getting it on (will NEVER reuse one again!) not sure if the jam nut for the outer is in the right place?

by **iOnic** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:19 pm

Yeah just reuse the old nut and ask around for a replacement if it's a bit shagged. Everyone has those lying around. Cotter pin is up to personal preference - I go vertical.

by **Lurkin** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:25 pm

If you go vertical what do you do with the top half?

by **iOnic** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:28 pm

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2364/154 ... 1a.jpg?v=0

trim one leg to fit. other leg up and over the shaft (lulz)

by **Lurkin** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:54 pm

finished! - cheers for the help!

just need to replace the right hub now.... then its warrant time!

by **iOnic** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 5:05 pm

No worries

Good luck.

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