Removing steering stabilizer (1 Viewer)

[Photo_Cruiser]

Some say this is tricky? If you've been reading, my maintenance is like Vegas, some days good some days uh-oh

I was gonna undo bolt on right, separate with a fork, take off mounting plate on the left, put that plate into a vice so I could bang that side apart with a fork, reinstall the OME into the mounting plate, put plate back onto rig, install right side of OME stabilizer, and be done with it.

Is this in the ballpark, I started pulling it off, w/out the fork tool and had no luck, Acme's directions suggest a fork splitter, so I got one and am going to have another try. It looks like you put the fork between the metal mount tab and the bushing and just have at it with a hammer, to separate the two?

any advice?

 

[Junk]

2 arm gear puller from Sears - even a craftsman club sale going on this week.

 

[Hltoppr]

Unbolt the bracket on the front frame member, get a pickle fork and a BFH and whack the living $h!t out of the other end to pop the stabilizer off. The old one will be toast after this....

Installation is easy.

-H-

 

[Rogue]

The 2-arm is the way to go like Junk said. I still have a scar on my right hand from when it finally came apart during my install, and that was in back in December.

 

[cruiserman]

Unbolt the bracket on the front frame member, get a pickle fork and a BFH and whack the living $h!t out of the other end to pop the stabilizer off.  The old one will be toast after this....

Installation is easy.

-H-

Recommend you save the fork for pickling, and use a tie rod end puller. It's a 10 minute job.

 

[Rogue]

The 2-arm is much more fun to watch when it finally gives.

Ping... and stuff goes flying.