Best way to remove tie rod at pitman

[Greg5OH]

pickle fork. BFH if you dont have air hammer.

 

[texcl]

got her off this morning with 2 hard whacks with the 3lb mini sledge, popped right off.

 

[texcl]

Ok now the d-mn b-joints won't come out. I've hit it so hard that the nut on the b-joint bolt si becoming mushroomed.

 

[madpogue]

http://www.harborfreight.com/3-4-quarter-inch-forged-ball-point-joint-separator-99849.html - hasn't failed me once yet....

 

[texcl]

I ordered one of those yesterday before I finally broke her loose. I hit her so hard that the camber bushing started to push through and then it broke free. I measured the joint after I ordered and it looks like it won't fit the top bj since it would require over 2 1/2" clearance. I'm going to check before I return it though.

 

[texcl]

Going to merge this to my Dana 50 thread, I shouldn't have made so many threads on basically the same subject.