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| Thread ID: 109172 | 2010-04-27 07:50:00 | Ford escort steering | bluezone (12434) | PC World Chat |
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| 880332 | 2010-04-27 07:50:00 | Hi all. I have got a ford escort mk2 steering rack that im trying to strip down to shorten it. But got a little problem. How do I remove 1 of the ends of the rack to get it out of the housing. This is it. i713.photobucket.com How do you remove this part off. dont no its name what is it called? i713.photobucket.com Photos of it close up. I no its threaded but is there sumthing I have to do 1st and also whats best way to remove them. The 2 holes or what ever they are dont go all the way to the other side of the part. i713.photobucket.com i713.photobucket.com Al shops in chch that mite no or be able to remove them for me? Thanks |
bluezone (12434) | ||
| 880333 | 2010-04-27 08:04:00 | on piccy 2278 there is hole can you put a punch in there and try whacking the round thing undone try both ways after removing peened locking pin in piccy 2279. I am only guessing never seen one before |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 880334 | 2010-04-27 08:16:00 | You have to drill out the "X" to remove a lock pin (or possibly a ball, depending on model) that's placed in there to stop vibration loosening anything up - you can see the top of the pin in the middle of the "X". Make sure you use a centre punch and drill straight down, not to the side of it. Once that has been done, you should use a "C" spanner to remove the locking collar with the other side held securely in a vice - using a punch can be a bit dicey as it has a tendency to roll over and destroy the hole required for the "C" spanner, unless it is an exact fit. If you're going to replace the bearings in the pinion .... there's a trick to it and happy to advise you later. | SP8's (9836) | ||
| 880335 | 2010-04-27 08:24:00 | Having had another look at the photo provided, I suggest there's a ball rather than a pin - use a very small centre punch to try and pry it out. it should be a lot harder than the surrounding metal and not able to be drilled. | SP8's (9836) | ||
| 880336 | 2010-04-27 08:40:00 | Hi thanks SP8's. Yeh think is a ball bearing in it. Dont have a C clamp to go in the hole. Not replacing bearings just going to shorten the rack to 210mm long. :) |
bluezone (12434) | ||
| 880337 | 2010-04-27 08:45:00 | Last time I did this I think I used a ramset nail to get the ball out. Vice and pipe wrenches work, but messy ! Good luck. |
SP8's (9836) | ||
| 880338 | 2010-04-27 09:41:00 | You could make your own C spanner mark out the diameter on some say 12mm steel plate and cut thread/braze in high tensile bolt as a peg. I guess the ball would be a pig to get out and as SP says its hardened so you would have to attack the steel peened around the ball. Could try whacking the ball with a hardened punch or ball pein hammer it might shatter the ball. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 880339 | 2010-04-28 06:29:00 | I would think that the bottom ring is just a locking ring so hammer it with punch anti clockwise. This should release the lock to the main ball joint which should allow it to unwind off. Curious why you would want to shorten it. |
sam m (517) | ||
| 880340 | 2010-04-28 06:50:00 | I think the ball actually locks the locking ring I suppose you cant be too careful when designing steering racks. | prefect (6291) | ||
| 880341 | 2010-04-28 07:19:00 | Give the ball a friendly nudge with a disk grinder and a narrow cut-off disk. Damn the expense, use a new ball for re-assembly. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
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