Stuck stabilizer?

[3puttcop]

Had a couple hours before work…gonna put in new OME stabilizer that’s been sitting on work bench for months. Nuts come off original stabilizer easily now I can’t get the shaft out of brackets. Is there a trick to getting old stabilizer off before I bust out the drill?

 

[lovetoski]

These are often stuck - really stuck. I used a 6 ton three jaw puller. Even with that puller, it was still really hard - needed a long cheater bar. I destroyed a 3 ton puller first. I had soaked the joint for a week w/penetrating oil too.

 

[MutleyFJ62]

I used a balljoint seperator and a BFH! Pounded it for 25 mins and then it popped out. Thankfull for that coz my arms were killing me from swinging the hammer.....

 

[zcruiser]

Yikes! No wonder the guy who sold me my FJ62 handed me the OME stabilizer still in the box! And I thought that was going to be a 30 min job....

 

[wingysataday]

you need a fork tooth tapered air hammer bit. chaching badda bing done. I just used a procomp steering stabalize from 4wheel parts $24!!!! And I made out with the parts guy.

 

[MutleyFJ62]

Hey wingysataday, what does this mean????

"And I made out with the parts guy...?"

 

[wingysataday]

We didn't actually make out.......................Yet anyways!!

 

[3puttcop]

Well let me say this job was a pain in the ass......I hacksawed the shaft flush with the bracket and drilled the stud out. Plus my garage was 125. I don't know what was worse, rolling it outside and sit in the sun (with a slight breeze) or stay in the steam room known as my garage. Anyway its done.

 

[Mace]

We didn't actually make out.......................Yet anyways!!

Soooooo, which parts guy in the henderson 4wp did you make out with???

Was he bald???