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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Rate Thread Stuck idler arm #996079 05/07/10 01:59 AM Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 29 Portland, OR M mattpdx OP Getting the Wheeling Fever Trying to replace the idler arm, but I can't seem to separate it from the steering link. I've been using a tie rod separator (same thing as pickle fork, I think), but that thing seems stuck stuck stuck. Any ideas for getting it loose? Thanks, Matt Re: Stuck idler arm [Re: mattpdx] #996080 05/07/10 05:15 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 4,230 Roseville, CA, Gateway to the ... OOP'S Roll Me Over Soak it down with good penetrating oil like PB Blaster or Koil. Not WD-40 Get a TRE tool removal tool, I got mine at Harbor freight for about ten dollars, pickle forks put a bind on the joint and you will destroy the TRE. I was taught another method by a Toyota team leader and it works. Here is a picture. David Fritzsche 1990 Ex-Cab V-6,5-speed, with a few mods 04.5 CTD Dodge 2500 Ram--Tow Rig Roseville, CA "Serenity through Sobriety" Re: Stuck idler arm [Re: OOP'S] #996081 05/11/10 09:20 PM Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 29 Portland, OR M mattpdx OP Getting the Wheeling Fever Couldn't get it to pop out with the two hammers, but the TRE remover did the trick. Thanks for the help! --Matt Re: Stuck idler arm [Re: mattpdx] #996082 05/11/10 11:37 PM Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 970 Winston-Salem NC R RatLabGuy Rock Warrior Quote Couldn't get it to pop out with the two hammers, but the TRE remover did the trick. Thanks for the help! --Matt That's definitely one of those tools that, looking back, was well worth the $15. I find myself using it a lot. BTW in a pinch, a gear puller can aften be used to do the same thing. With 200+ Billion electrical parts, the world most complicated machine is inside your own skull. Question Reality. ----------------------------- '89 Rnr DLX "SR4.5", 32s w/ 5.29 locked f/r blah blah Moderated by  4Crawler, 4x4Wire, kewlynx  Hop To Mitsubishi Forums ------  Mitsubishi 4x4 and SUV Tech  Mitsubishi Diesels  Mitsubishi ArchiveToyota Forums ------  Early Toyota Trucks  Toyota 4Runner, FJ Cruiser &...  T100 & Tundra Forum  Tacoma Forum  Toyota Tech ArchiveJeep Forums ------  Jeep Talk  Jeep TechIsuzu Forums ------  Isuzu 4x4 & SUV Talk  Isuzu 4x4 & SUV Tech  Isuzu DieselsKia Forums ------  Kia Talk  Kia Sportage & Sorento TechOff Topic Chat ------  4x4 Gallery  Off-Topic Chat  Recreational Access & Land ...  Politics4xForums ------  Outdoor Gear  General 4x4 Discussion  Tools and Fabrication  General Communications  Amateur Radio  GPS and MapsParts Bin ------  Private Party - Garage Sale  Private Party - Items wanted  Vendors, Hot Deals, Group Buys4x4Wire Back Yard ------  Suzuki Forum  AZ Crawler Crew  Cal-Nev Crew  General Ford 4x4 & SUV Forum  General Dodge 4x4 & SUV Forum  General Chevy 4x4 & SUV ForumFeedback & Testing ------  Problems, Questions, Suggestions4x4Wire Staff ------  Forum Moderators  Problem Threads Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode 5 Excellent 4 Good 3 Average 2 Bad 1 Terrible View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts

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