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harvestmouse - 15 Sep 2007 22:13 GMT

I need to split some ball joints but Peugeot have used nylock nuts
which are so stiff on the thead as to cause the thread and taper to
rotate so I can not release the nut. I don't want to have to butcher
every ball joint to get them apart. Any ideas?

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cselby@mts.net - 16 Sep 2007 03:50 GMT

>I need to split some ball joints but Peugeot have used nylock nuts
>which are so stiff on the thead as to cause the thread and taper to
>rotate so I can not release the nut. I don't want to have to butcher
>every ball joint to get them apart. Any ideas?

Put a jack under the joint and raise the weight of the vehicle onto
the joint. Try to loosen the nut then.

I have to wonder why the taper would be loose enuff to be loose just
by undoing the nut.

Pete

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harvestmouse - 16 Sep 2007 21:37 GMT

On Sep 16, 3:54 am, cse...@mts.net wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:13:53 -0700, harvestmouse
>
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>
> Pete

These are on each end of the strut connecting the anti-roll bar to the
McPherson strut, so they are horizontal and not possible to get any
weight on them. I wanted to remove the strut to be able to move the
hub axle out of the way more easily when trying to remove the drive
shaft.

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benteaches@gmail.com - 19 Sep 2007 22:30 GMT

On Sep 16, 1:37 pm, harvestmouse <dennis.harvey...@btinternet.com>
wrote:

> On Sep 16, 3:54 am, cse...@mts.net wrote:
>
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> hub axle out of the way more easily when trying to remove the drive
> shaft.

Use some *large* pliers to compress the taper back it's bore, then
loosen the nut.
HTH,
Ben

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