Steering Idler help!!

[Robbiee]

Hey guys, I tried replacing my steering Idler on my Isuzu MU today, got all the nuts and bolts out of it, but I couldnt for the life of me budge it off the rod the links it to the steering rod... tried a puller and a CV cracker, neither of which budged it, are there any tricks to these? or will I have to take it to a steering place with a hydrualic puller?

any help would be great!

[Jezza]

Hit it the side of the idler arm with a hammer to break the taper (just put the castellated nut back on backwards so you don't damaged the thread if you miss)

[Robbiee]

Tried that... spent alot of time hitting it, starting with a small hammer, and ending up with a rather large hammer, still with no luck

[GotFlex]

Get a grinder to it and SAS it

[coxsy]

try warming the arm dont over heat it you want it to expand a bit which happens at low heat then hit one
worked for my son on his fj40 arms which have been on longer than yours

[Big-AL]

i did mine recently, it was a pain to get off, but i got it with a ball joint separator http://www.powerbuilttools.co.nz/powerb ... ension.htm and a fairly large hammer

[Robbiee]

i did mine recently, it was a pain to get off, but i got it with a ball joint separator http://www.powerbuilttools.co.nz/powerb ... ension.htm and a fairly large hammer

yeah sorry, thats actually what I meant by CV cracker... Just named it wrong hahaha, used that and a rather large hammer, still with no dam luck!!! was hitting at it for a good 20minutes and it wouldnt budge

[coxsy]

as in getting the axle out of the cv?

[Robbiee]

as in getting the axle out of the cv?

no no, the steering idler is a bracket on the passenger side chassis rail that links onto the steering rack, the power box is on the drivers side and this steering idler is on passenger side...
I tired a small amount of heat when attempting to crack the arm off shaft with no luck

however, I notice you are in mangere aswell, I am mangere east/papatoetoe, so if you have some good ideas, throw me a txt on 0211644179

[Robbiee]

Just to update, Finnally managed to hit the bastard off after hours of swinging..... unfourtunatly I think I broke my hand in the process LOL