Hi all,
So I
previously posted about not being able to remove a power steering line. At the recommendation of one of the replies, I began the process of removing the whole steering rack.
With a lot of heat, a 3 foot cheater bar, one
nut-splitter (OMG, I love this tool), and a lot of banging I managed to remove every rusted nut and bolt. But the
one piece that alludes me is the connection between the steering column and rack.
I've removed the bolt (in yellow) and yet the rack does not slip down. I've tried driving a chisel in there to spread it apart (it is a pinch-type connection) and a ton of PB Blaster with no luck. I've also banged it all to hell trying to break it loose.
I've also tried loosening the bolts on the rag joint, but those seem to be seized up worse and I cant disconnect those. I can't use heat because that rag joint has a rubber connection.
Am I missing something? Does anyone have any ideas or tricks?