[DeTomaso] Frozen Trunion Shaft

[Mike Thomas]

Tried that with a torch.  Got the bottom of the upright warm enough that it
was hard to touch, but still no joy.
Thanks
Mike 

-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Törnblom [mailto:thomas at hax.se] 
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 8:28 AM
To: Mike Drew
Cc: mbefthomas at comcast.net; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Frozen Trunion Shaft

Isn't heat the answer to most of these problems?

Thomas



9 mar 2008 kl. 01.19 MikeLDrew at aol.com skrev:

>
> In a message dated 3/8/08 10 29 55, mbefthomas at comcast.net writes:
>
>
>>
>> What are out options at this point.  We have heard that some have cut 
>> through where the face of the thrust bearing assembly cap is, but 
>> that looks tricky as hell.
>>
>> Any and all ideas are welcome.
>>
>
> Ultimately, if you can't pound it out, your options are very limited 
> indeed.
>
> You can try removing the nut on one end, then thread two nuts on and 
> jam them
> together, against one another.   Then you can put an impact gun on  
> only the
> outermost nut and try to turn the shaft.
>
> The shaft actually rusts solid in the ends of the A-arm, so it may 
> only be rusted on one end (although in my case it was rusted on both 
> ends).
>
> Failing that, you are left with the horrible task of very, very 
> carefully cutting through the stamped sheetmetal cups, and then 
> through the shaft, which is a very hard thing indeed.
>
> Charlie McCall went through this last year (or rather, late the year 
> before),
> and it was a miserable job.   He tried several different methods, i.e.
> sawzall, hacksaw, air tools, etc. before he hit upon the solution.
>
> I can't remember how I did it, but I think I was able to use a die 
> grinder for some of it, and a hacksaw for the rest.
>
> The critical thing is that you do not want to saw through the end of 
> the A-arm, and you similarly don't want to saw through the end of the 
> hub carrier.
> So you pretty much are left with the alternative of sawing through the 
> face of the sheetmetal cup.
>
> You might consider removing the upright, and the A-arm from the car 
> and taking it as an assembly to a machine shop, and letting them deal
> with it?   I
> actually removed the bits from my car in that manner and then carried 
> them down to
> Jack DeRyke's house.   He tried to press the shaft out, but it wound  
> up
> bending his 20-ton press (!) and subsequently breaking the end of the 
> A-arm. :<(
>
> Mike
>
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