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Author Topic: Removing steering idler  (Read 2671 times)

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Martin_1962

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Re: Removing steering idler
« Reply #15 on: 01 October 2011, 18:05:12 »
20 minutes of hammering and it popped off.

TRE popped out OK so centre tie rod OK.

HOWEVER

The inner core of the old idler is rusted to the pivot, 1/3rd of the way cutting the bush off the pivot.

Should I grease it before fitting the new one?

Finished about 17:00 and still a couple of hours work to go.
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Re: Removing steering idler
« Reply #16 on: 01 October 2011, 19:13:48 »
I did on mine. dont do no harm.
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Re: Removing steering idler
« Reply #17 on: 01 October 2011, 20:59:20 »
2 hammer worked for me, just have to keep smacking till it comes off!
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« Reply #18 on: 01 October 2011, 21:07:52 »
Tomorrow I'll be firing up the compressor and the cutting disc and finishing off the idler mount strip, then fit the idler.

I will then lock the steering in position and measure the disc position to the wing. Then do the track rod.
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« Reply #19 on: 02 October 2011, 12:37:14 »
All done and now OK, did tracking by measuring before and after
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Re: Removing steering idler
« Reply #20 on: 02 October 2011, 18:46:42 »
At Newent I tried for 30 minutes with 2 hammers ... got nowhere .... the "experts" turned up .. Daz/Mark DTM/TheBoy  told me I needed bigger hammers so I went to the van to fetch a lump hammer... came back and the thing was already off !!! Obviously a "knack" I don't have .. :)
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Re: Removing steering idler
« Reply #21 on: 02 October 2011, 18:52:56 »
Quote from: Martin Imber on 02 October 2011, 12:37:14
All done and now OK, did tracking by measuring before and after
There is the beginnings of a guide in test zone for setting toe, if that helps further. Measuring thread length can still give massive errors.
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Re: Removing steering idler
« Reply #22 on: 02 October 2011, 19:29:06 »
Quote from: Entwood on 02 October 2011, 18:46:42
At Newent I tried for 30 minutes with 2 hammers ... got nowhere .... the "experts" turned up .. Daz/Mark DTM/TheBoy  told me I needed bigger hammers so I went to the van to fetch a lump hammer... came back and the thing was already off !!! Obviously a "knack" I don't have .. :)
It fell off with the standard 2 hammer trick. Landed on my bloody foot as well ;D
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Re: Removing steering idler
« Reply #23 on: 02 October 2011, 19:40:43 »
Quote from: chrisgixer on 02 October 2011, 18:52:56
Quote from: Martin Imber on 02 October 2011, 12:37:14
All done and now OK, did tracking by measuring before and after
There is the beginnings of a guide in test zone for setting toe, if that helps further. Measuring thread length can still give massive errors.

Piece of wood against disc before and after, less than 0.5mm difference
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