Re: Puller for steering ball joints

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Pickle forks are made for tie rods.

George


--- On Sun, 4/26/09, Brian Safford <hzf9vv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Brian Safford <hzf9vv@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Puller for steering ball joints
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sunday, April 26, 2009, 1:27 PM
> I've been unable to break loose the 4 ball joints on my
> steering cross
> bar ( or whatever it's called ) - I've tried a
> couple of pullers I
> have but they just don't fit well enough to do the job.
> 
> Is there a special puller/tool for these things?
> 
> I need to drop the oil pan to see if my oil pickup is once
> again
> filled with black silicone goo - this from a few years ago
> when during
> the Power Tour my son and I broke 3 distributor shafts due
> to the lame
> brain mechanic who sealed up my oil pan with half a tube of
> the stuff
> :-(
> 
> Oh, and by the way ... whilst under the car today I noticed
> my power
> steering pump is leaking through where the front cover is
> maybe
> pressed into the case?  Is corroded pretty bad - are these
> things
> still available, or should I consider switching to manual
> steering?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Brian Safford
> '62 Dart 440 4-door / 318 Poly


      


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