Anyone have ideas about how to remove one without a pickle fork? I started on mine tonight but can't seem to get it out of there. There isn't any room for a hammer either.

Wonderful "10 minute" project to do on a holiday weekend when you can't just go get the part you need. Thanks for any help.

 

Use some wd-40 to help loosen it up and find a short handled 5lb. sledge then show it who's boss.

 

Check out Auto Zone's tool loaner program. Get the right tool for the job. It's cheaper and easier in the long run. Beat on it with a hammer, or bigger hammer and bend the wrong thing and you will understand my meaning. Good luck.

 

I agree, the wonderful 10 minute job turned into a "project" when I did my 95. I thought I had all the right tools, but could not get it off. Stopped by my local Dodge garage and asked a "good" mechanic. By chance, he just happened to be replacing one. The "hard" end is a tapered shaft, he just backed off the nut, and used an air tool with
the "hammer head" and after a few seconds of hammering,
off it came. Since I have an air tool, I went home and proceeded in the same way, and off it came. It is a tight
fit, but it sure seemed to work well w/o causing damage to any other parts. I had never thought of using an "air hammer", so I'm glad I asked a very good mechanic.

Good luck.

Jim

 

They have pickle forks you can put on your air hammer or you could just weld one onto a old air chipper end if you got a spare.

 

Well, tried that method, but the smallest fork anyone around here has is 21/32" opening. That slides right over the bolt. Guess the WD-40 and hammer method might be the only way to do it.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

 

I use a pitman arm puller. Torque it way down then whack the puller bolt head with hand sledge.

 

Thanks for all the replies. Ended up being nothing an angle grinder and a drill bit couldn't take care of. I just cut the bolt off on both sides of the shaft then drilled through it. Then I used an allen wrench as an "ez-out" to back the taper out of there. Not exactly the prettiest way of doing it, but it worked.

 

I'm with Bill..........the pitman arm puller worked well for me.

..Preston..