Date:         Sun, 8 Mar 2009 14:16:43 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tie Rod Outer Ball Joint R&R Questions (searched)
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
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On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 1:03 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
> At 01:35 PM 3/8/2009, Jake de Villiers wrote:
>>
>> Tuba-dude, you need to heat them cherry with your oxy-acetylene torch and
>> it'll spin off for you very nicely.
>
> But of course you'll need a new nut at that point since you'll have
> destroyed the temper.  I always make sure to destroy things like that
> that I've overheated, so they don't sneak back into use somehow.
>


For sure. I was planning on replacing the nut anyway. (it is slightly
mauled now.)

Thanks for the warning though and good pointer about destroying the
affected part. Speaking of heat, one of my concerns was inadvertently
heating the tie rod itself. But hey. If I can't avoid that, I
shouldn't be monkeying around with my Westy! <grin>

Maybe I'll post video of the nut destruction on YouSchmoob.

;)

Neil.
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