I've found these tie rod puller tools to work very well. Get it well seated, crank it down tight and then whack the end over the bolt section of the ball joint with a hammer.
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Tried that a couple times already.
Must really be on there then!
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So, I had made a custom anvil and was ready to go borrow the oxy acetylene from my neighbor, when I thought I'd give it a couple whacks just for fun. Well, it came right out. Now I just need a new shim as the old one got damaged and it'll be back together.
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New shim arrived yesterday, so I got to put the arm back in place. I noticed the bearing felt really terrible, and I couldn't get it out to inspect and clean, so I'll be doing a full birfield rebuild including bearings at some point.
the new heavy duty tie rod: solid 35mm bar.
you're not bending a 35mm bar back into shape with a sledgehammer one you've hit a rock with it, so a guard is almost more important than with a non-heavy duty tie rod. 50x100x7mm U-beam which right now is just tack welded in place, but it will get mounted at the radius arm mounting holes and with a clamp around the pinion.
I also got the front bushings replaced, so once the guard is done I can put the axle under the cruiser.
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I had planned to get the tie rod guard finished today, but I got a bit caught up on recovering my tractor and adjusting the headlights on the daily driver.
That's an interesting car, what is it? I feel like i recognise it.
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The tractor tow truck is a 1976 Mercedes 508D, and the daily is a 1967 Triumph 2000.
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The tie rod guard now has proper mounts.
I'm still debating if I should make a mount at the pinion too.
I'm still debating if I should make a mount at the pinion too.
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The front axle is finally under the new frame.
Now I just have to clean up a bit in the tent and mount the steering box and then I can continue welding the body and make the bumpers.
The Discovery 2 air springs fit perfectly in the front.
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The cruiser is back in the tent for further welding.
First of all, remaking the front winch mount again. I made the HJ60 front porch fit the LJ70 when I first bought it, but I have since discovered that my PTO spins the wrong way. I've also wanted to remake the welds with the new welder and replace some rivnuts with welded nuts, so I did that first. To fix the reverse rotation problem I've decided to ditch the original fairlead, which also is in terrible condition, and weld a standard roller fairlead in the bumper.
Is there a reason why you never see a welded on fairlead? Probably, but making it bolt on would complicate things more than needing a welder and angle grinder to replace it.
I also got the two propane tanks I'll be using as air tanks tapped to half inch BSP instead of the tapered whitworth they originally had.
First of all, remaking the front winch mount again. I made the HJ60 front porch fit the LJ70 when I first bought it, but I have since discovered that my PTO spins the wrong way. I've also wanted to remake the welds with the new welder and replace some rivnuts with welded nuts, so I did that first. To fix the reverse rotation problem I've decided to ditch the original fairlead, which also is in terrible condition, and weld a standard roller fairlead in the bumper.
Is there a reason why you never see a welded on fairlead? Probably, but making it bolt on would complicate things more than needing a welder and angle grinder to replace it.
I also got the two propane tanks I'll be using as air tanks tapped to half inch BSP instead of the tapered whitworth they originally had.
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The front bumper is pretty much finished, just missing three fine thread bolts and a ball hitch. I might also reinforce the bumper panel, but I'm not sure if it's necessary.
It will also get a bull bar of sorts at some point, to protect the extra lights and to act as a top link mount for a possible snow plow or something.
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Went to the local rubber hose store and got myself a hose for the snorkel.
Then I made a tee from a piece of 75mm galv pipe. This will go between the 75mm snorkel hose and a silicon reducer to the 60mm turbo. The 1/2 BSP connector will go to the compressor, crankcase breather, front axle breather and transmission breathers. The rear axle and fuel tank will get their own snorkel at the back.
I also made a breather adapter for the transfer case. It's a 1/8 BSP adapter kinda threaded and glued into the original press fit breather.
Then I attempted to fix some rust on the front fender, but I hadn't cut a big enough hole so it just burnt through everywhere, so that's where I gave up for today. I'll have to make a bigger hole and a bigger piece to fill it tomorrow.
I also made a breather adapter for the transfer case. It's a 1/8 BSP adapter kinda threaded and glued into the original press fit breather.
Then I attempted to fix some rust on the front fender, but I hadn't cut a big enough hole so it just burnt through everywhere, so that's where I gave up for today. I'll have to make a bigger hole and a bigger piece to fill it tomorrow.
