[Vwdiesel] minor tragedies--A4 suspension work

[Erik Lane]

So the basic idea is to have both hammers basically at right angles to the
taper? (On a tie rod they would both be horizontal, or parallel to the
ground?)

I've never heard of this before, and it sounds like possibly a much better
way than always pulling out the pickle fork and sometimes tearing the rubber
seal. I have yet to have one beat me, but I don't like how much beating on
it that it will take sometimes.

Thanks!
Erik

On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 3:37 PM, James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net> wrote:

> Works every time, even on big stuff. It forces the taper out of the tapered
> hole, even on old rusty junk, or a tractor that has been together since the
> 40's
> -james
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of LBaird119 at aol.com
> Sent: February-27-11 11:12 AM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] minor tragedies--A4 suspension work
>
> In a message dated 2/27/2011 5:58:26 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> pmdolan at sasktel.net writes:
>
> > There are trade secrets in how do do some things as well.  When I hear of
> > people looking for pullers for tie rod ends and other tapers, I kind of
> > chuckle.  Yes, I have a mess of them, but they seldom need to be used.
>  It
>
> > takes some practice, but the way it is done on the floor is to loosen the
> nut
> > a bit, then use a fairly big (3 lb) ball peen as an anvil and strke the
> > opposite side of the steering arm with a smaller (2 lb) ball peen at
> right
>
> > angles to the taper centerline.  Usuall in one or two hits, the taper
> will
>
> > pop right out.  Not love taps, but pretty agressive stikes are needed.
> >
> >
>  I've tried and tried that and never seem to get it to work.  Lack of
> swinging room for one.  Did a bunch of tie rod ends lately and had
> to pickel fork them all.  At least it works.  It's the first time I had
> that thing work successfully time after time too!  Grrrr.
>    Loren
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