Electric Hammer Drill for Removing Steering Shaft
I'm gearing up to replace my Rack and Pinion (if the damn thing will ship), and my main concern is getting the lower intermediate steering shaft off the splines.
If I'm lucky, a BFH and a pry bar should work fine. But I'm worried about what happens if I'm not lucky. Is there any alternative to getting an air hammer? I'm all electric, not air tools, and trying to see if I have any options. I do have an electric hammer drill, but I'm not sure if that will work in this case. Any clever ideas I'm missing? |
you "shouldnt" have a problem removing the shaft off the splines unless its very rusty... if it doesnt come free i would try some heat from a propane torch on the outside clamp part which will expand it & break free any rust or corrosion & should allow it to slide off without too much effort.
heat almost always works to break free stuck parts or rusted bolts, the key is to heat the outside part or nut so it expands, avoid heating the inner part or bolt threads if possible so they stay cooler & dont expand (as much) ive had great results using heat on 25-30+ year old rusty cars & it will get all but the worst bolts/parts to break free. good luck! |
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This car is a southern car, but I'm pretty sure the U joint isn't in great shape any more, even though its not rusty and crusty. I am planning to replace the intermediate shaft while I'm at it, because it seems crazy to remove something on 186k mile car and put it back on unless you know its good. My worry comes from the face that ball joint removal on this vehicle required serious mechanical ford. Pickle forks did not work. So something that says the best procedure is banging on it with a hammer, and maybe adding some heat, makes me nervous. |
Seeing you don't live up here it shouldn't be too hard to remove especially if you soak it in something like PB blaster. The space is tight though. I ended up cutting mine with a cutoff wheel on an angle grinder and dremel because of rust.
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Since I have a new intermediate shaft, if it does get stuck this is in fact an option. |
I live in the rust belt and my intermeadiate steering shaft was siezed on real good. My under powered air hammer wouldn't budge it.
I ended up using a Dremel with a cutoff wheel and cut away small chunks of it at a time until it popped free with a hammer & punch. |
Don’t overthink it, a cold chisel and a small handle 3 pound sledge will work. The lower ball joints on these cars are the worst to get off, everything else is cake.
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Remove the bolts and Try to spread the clamp open first with an air hammer before trying to persuade it off. I cant imagine hammering the rack pinion with a BFH would do your rack much good.
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When I did mine I beat on it with a drift and hammer for an hour, did'nt budge!
Got the propane torch out and gave it some heat and it came right off. Greased the new one up good before install. |
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if its a southern car it "should" come off ok. as a last resort you can use a BFH but as mentioned its probably not too good for the rack & limited space in there to get a good swing. |
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Not sure if this was mentioned but I did most of the work through the wheel well. |
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Also, I'm going to have to separate tie rods because I am ultimately changing out the whole rack, not just the steering shaft. It's just since I have to disconnect the steering shaft anyway to change out the rack, it makes sense to replace it. |
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