I torqued it down and it stayed and then put heat on the fitting on the hub. After a minute of the hot wrench it rather energetically dissociated.
Oh, this was the steering linkage not the LCAs. Same situation though. --FT Sent from iFōn > On Jun 12, 2024, at 5:11 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > >> >> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B099WQJYM9?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details > > I use a cheap Harbor Freight 2-jaw puller for that. I back off the joint's > retaining nut, > but leaving it there, slip on the puller, and screw it down pushing against > the center > of the nut, and putting a fair amount of tension on it. Sometimes it pops > loose, but > usually does not. Then I get out two BFH's and using one as an anvil on one > side > of the joint's socket whang the other side of the socket with the second BFH. > It usually > pops loose fairly easily, using both tension and squeezy impact on the > tapered socket. > > -- Jim > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com