Re: The whatchamacallit won't come off....

Posted by Dell (WA) on July 08, 2000 at 15:27:24 from (207.227.230.21):

In Reply to: The whatchamacallit won't come off.... posted by Tom 8N396936 on July 08, 2000 at 14:28:52:

Tom.........You're not a gonna like what I'ma gonna tell ya' but here goes.

That "whatchamacallit" is one of the lower link pins and is a tapered shaft held in by a cotter keyed castelated nut, accessable from only inside the axle trumpet. And if they are not "tight" they'll leak hydraulic/tranny fluid on your nice new paint job. Don't ask me how they get loose, but they do.

Sometimes you can grab on backside with a long nose vicegrip, sometimes you can heat the nut enuff to break the rust seal, sometimes ya haffa get mean and use a cuttin' torch and replace the pin later.

The only "cure" is to remove one of axle trumpets, (I think the l/h trumpet is eazist) and you'll have access to both link pins and honk down on 'em about 150 ft/lbs and don't back off to make the cotter key fit, honk more. Sometimes the socket gets "wallered out" and some N-Board members have reported success using "J&B Weld" to seal 'em.

Hope this helps.......Dell

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• Re: Re: The whatchamacallit won't come off.... Jim.UT 20:56:05 07/08/00 (0)
• Re: Re: The whatchamacallit won't come off.... dave#1 18:57:02 07/08/00 (0)

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