as the title says, one of the plastic cones on the bottom of the birfield that holds the steering arm on is stuck. I keep hitting it with a hammer like the others and it won't come out. any suggestions? I don't want to use a torch. too much to burn and melt
I just did mine yesterday and I had to knock the crap out of a few of them. I used a brass drift and hit it on the housing right above the stud. Eventually it popped free and per CDan, they are not plastic. Just a lightweight metal.
You can also put nut on the end of the stud and tap it with the brass drift/hammer and it should eventually pop off.
I had to go to an uncomfortable level of force to get a couple of mine to come loose, but they eventually let loose with no ill effects.
Like many have said, the cone washer that you are talking about are on the studs for the steering arm in the knuckle. I used a brass hammer and just hit the outside and inside of the steering am and let it vibrate the cone washer free. I get more luck doing this than hitting the studs themselves. I wouldn't hit the cone washer directly and by driving something into the split you are actually just driving it further apart making it tighter. Good luck
I finally got it yesterday. I put a nut on the stud and hit it with a mini sledge a few times. that got it. luckily the rest of the rebuild went smoothly. Thanks for the help all.
