The Merg

Got the PB blaster - worked great.
I finally got everything off after much consternation and a few
expletives.
For the life of me I couldn't get the main bit out - I ended up
removing a lot of unnecessary stuff and pulling the steering column out
- only to discover that all I had to do was reattach the lever for the
tilt wheel and disengage it. What a pain in the a$$.
I forgot to get locktite, so I'll reassemble everything tomorrow and
I'll post the pictures later tonight.

Thanks for all the help - I never would have been able to do this
without you guys.


Lon wrote:
> It might work better if you used penetrating oil rather than WD-40.
> PBblaster if you can find it locally.
>
>
> The Merg proclaimed:
>
> > Great idea Mike - I never pass up an opportunity to use excessive
> > amounts of WD-40.
> >
> > I'll let everyone know how it goes tomorrow - and I'll take a picture
> > of my jerry-rigged tool.
> >
> >
> > Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> >>I have seen washers collapse trying to do what you are so getting a
> >>couple or a really thick one might be in order.
> >>
> >>I would also recommend you spray the pins with penetrating oil tonight
> >>even.
> >>
> >>Mike
> >>
> >>The Merg wrote:
> >>
> >>>Haha...thanks Mike, I won't.
> >>>Mike Romain wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>Don't forget the washer!
> >>>>
> >>>>Mike
> >>>>
> >>>>The Merg wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>Using a socket is a great idea. But I don't have a matching nut and
> >>>>>bolt that'll fit so I'll head to the store in the morning to pick
> >>>>>something up. Stay tuned, though, I'm sure I'll need help with
> >>>>>something else. Thanks a lot, everybody.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Will Honea wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:34:44 -0800, The Merg wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>No, I still can't get in. I found this for what I'm trying to do:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>"Now you are ready to pull the pivot pins out. There are two of them
> >>>>>>>going in the sides at about the 3:00 and 9:00 positions. They are about
> >>>>>>>3/8" in diameter and have a small hole threaded in the middle (#10-32 I
> >>>>>>>believe) I managed to break off a bolt in one of these which required
> >>>>>>>that I pull the entire steering column out to get the bolt drilled out
> >>>>>>>so be careful. The GM tool looks like this:
> >>>>>>> | |
> >>>>>>> | |<-----------threaded rod
> >>>>>>> | | |="===|" <------- nut
> >>>>>>> ____________ | | | |<------ semi circle housing | ||
> >>>>>>>| | || | || ||<--------threads into pivot pin
> >>>>>>>To use this you thread it into the pivot pin. Make sure that the
> >>>>>>>housing is solidly against the column, not interfering with the pivot
> >>>>>>>pin. Tighten the nut down while holding the threaded rod still to pull
> >>>>>>>the pivot pin out.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>The tool that I first tried to make was similar to the above using a
> >>>>>>>bolt and a socket. I do not know what went wrong exactly but I broke
> >>>>>>>the bolt off inside the pivot pin.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>The guy that drilled out the bolt said that you can pull the pins by
> >>>>>>>threading a bolt in and prying up with a pair of pliers."
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>I tried using a bolt and nut but I couldn't find a nut big enough.
> >>>>>>>Auto Zone had no idea what I was talking about - they recommended I
> >>>>>>>call the local Jeep dealer for some advice. They were also no help.
> >>>>>>>So I'm going to try doing it myself again. Wish me luck.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>When I did mine, I had to pull the pivots out and get the top part of
> >>>>>>the tilt assembly out of the way. Best I can remember, I used a socket
> >>>>>>big enough for the pin to slide into as a receiver then ran a longer
> >>>>>>stainless screw down thru the socket with a nut and washer to pull the pin
> >>>>>>out into the socket. Be careful sliding that top part off: there is a
> >>>>>>bearing with a plastic race at the top that you don't want to bugger. I
> >>>>>>couldn't see those bolts much less reach them until I pulled the top
> >>>>>>assembly off. Be sure you watch how it comes apart as it is a bit tricky
> >>>>>>to reassemble.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>--
> >>>>>>Will Honea <whonea@yahoo.com>
> >
> >

The Merg

Got the PB blaster - worked great.
I finally got everything off after much consternation and a few
expletives.
For the life of me I couldn't get the main bit out - I ended up
removing a lot of unnecessary stuff and pulling the steering column out
- only to discover that all I had to do was reattach the lever for the
tilt wheel and disengage it. What a pain in the a$$.
I forgot to get locktite, so I'll reassemble everything tomorrow and
I'll post the pictures later tonight.

Thanks for all the help - I never would have been able to do this
without you guys.


Lon wrote:
> It might work better if you used penetrating oil rather than WD-40.
> PBblaster if you can find it locally.
>
>
> The Merg proclaimed:
>
> > Great idea Mike - I never pass up an opportunity to use excessive
> > amounts of WD-40.
> >
> > I'll let everyone know how it goes tomorrow - and I'll take a picture
> > of my jerry-rigged tool.
> >
> >
> > Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> >>I have seen washers collapse trying to do what you are so getting a
> >>couple or a really thick one might be in order.
> >>
> >>I would also recommend you spray the pins with penetrating oil tonight
> >>even.
> >>
> >>Mike
> >>
> >>The Merg wrote:
> >>
> >>>Haha...thanks Mike, I won't.
> >>>Mike Romain wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>Don't forget the washer!
> >>>>
> >>>>Mike
> >>>>
> >>>>The Merg wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>Using a socket is a great idea. But I don't have a matching nut and
> >>>>>bolt that'll fit so I'll head to the store in the morning to pick
> >>>>>something up. Stay tuned, though, I'm sure I'll need help with
> >>>>>something else. Thanks a lot, everybody.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Will Honea wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:34:44 -0800, The Merg wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>No, I still can't get in. I found this for what I'm trying to do:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>"Now you are ready to pull the pivot pins out. There are two of them
> >>>>>>>going in the sides at about the 3:00 and 9:00 positions. They are about
> >>>>>>>3/8" in diameter and have a small hole threaded in the middle (#10-32 I
> >>>>>>>believe) I managed to break off a bolt in one of these which required
> >>>>>>>that I pull the entire steering column out to get the bolt drilled out
> >>>>>>>so be careful. The GM tool looks like this:
> >>>>>>> | |
> >>>>>>> | |<-----------threaded rod
> >>>>>>> | | |="===|" <------- nut
> >>>>>>> ____________ | | | |<------ semi circle housing | ||
> >>>>>>>| | || | || ||<--------threads into pivot pin
> >>>>>>>To use this you thread it into the pivot pin. Make sure that the
> >>>>>>>housing is solidly against the column, not interfering with the pivot
> >>>>>>>pin. Tighten the nut down while holding the threaded rod still to pull
> >>>>>>>the pivot pin out.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>The tool that I first tried to make was similar to the above using a
> >>>>>>>bolt and a socket. I do not know what went wrong exactly but I broke
> >>>>>>>the bolt off inside the pivot pin.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>The guy that drilled out the bolt said that you can pull the pins by
> >>>>>>>threading a bolt in and prying up with a pair of pliers."
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>I tried using a bolt and nut but I couldn't find a nut big enough.
> >>>>>>>Auto Zone had no idea what I was talking about - they recommended I
> >>>>>>>call the local Jeep dealer for some advice. They were also no help.
> >>>>>>>So I'm going to try doing it myself again. Wish me luck.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>When I did mine, I had to pull the pivots out and get the top part of
> >>>>>>the tilt assembly out of the way. Best I can remember, I used a socket
> >>>>>>big enough for the pin to slide into as a receiver then ran a longer
> >>>>>>stainless screw down thru the socket with a nut and washer to pull the pin
> >>>>>>out into the socket. Be careful sliding that top part off: there is a
> >>>>>>bearing with a plastic race at the top that you don't want to bugger. I
> >>>>>>couldn't see those bolts much less reach them until I pulled the top
> >>>>>>assembly off. Be sure you watch how it comes apart as it is a bit tricky
> >>>>>>to reassemble.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>--
> >>>>>>Will Honea <whonea@yahoo.com>
> >
> >

DougW

The Merg wrote:
> Got the PB blaster - worked great.

Can't tell you the number of times PB Blaster has saved my butt.
First time I heard of it, it was "oh, yea.. that will work.. riiiight."
Now it's the first thing I use on any bolt or rusty thing (like hinges).

--
DougW

DougW

The Merg wrote:
> Got the PB blaster - worked great.

Can't tell you the number of times PB Blaster has saved my butt.
First time I heard of it, it was "oh, yea.. that will work.. riiiight."
Now it's the first thing I use on any bolt or rusty thing (like hinges).

--
DougW

DougW

The Merg wrote:
> Got the PB blaster - worked great.

Can't tell you the number of times PB Blaster has saved my butt.
First time I heard of it, it was "oh, yea.. that will work.. riiiight."
Now it's the first thing I use on any bolt or rusty thing (like hinges).

--
DougW

The Merg

I've always used copious amounts of WD-40 on pretty much everything.
But I think i've been converted. Thanks, PB Blaster!
DougW wrote:
> The Merg wrote:
> > Got the PB blaster - worked great.
>
> Can't tell you the number of times PB Blaster has saved my butt.
> First time I heard of it, it was "oh, yea.. that will work.. riiiight."
> Now it's the first thing I use on any bolt or rusty thing (like hinges).
>
> --
> DougW

The Merg

I've always used copious amounts of WD-40 on pretty much everything.
But I think i've been converted. Thanks, PB Blaster!
DougW wrote:
> The Merg wrote:
> > Got the PB blaster - worked great.
>
> Can't tell you the number of times PB Blaster has saved my butt.
> First time I heard of it, it was "oh, yea.. that will work.. riiiight."
> Now it's the first thing I use on any bolt or rusty thing (like hinges).
>
> --
> DougW

The Merg

I've always used copious amounts of WD-40 on pretty much everything.
But I think i've been converted. Thanks, PB Blaster!
DougW wrote:
> The Merg wrote:
> > Got the PB blaster - worked great.
>
> Can't tell you the number of times PB Blaster has saved my butt.
> First time I heard of it, it was "oh, yea.. that will work.. riiiight."
> Now it's the first thing I use on any bolt or rusty thing (like hinges).
>
> --
> DougW

The Merg

Got pictures up of my rigged up pivot point puller (8 32 bolt with two
nuts and washers increasing in size until they could hold the socket)
and also of the disassembled steering column with a view of the loose
culprit bolts. When I finally got to them, I discovered that they had
backed out completely - none of them had held any thread at all.

http://s143.photobucket.com/albums/r...heel%20repair/

Good stuff

Merg


The Merg wrote:
> I've always used copious amounts of WD-40 on pretty much everything.
> But I think i've been converted. Thanks, PB Blaster!
> DougW wrote:
> > The Merg wrote:
> > > Got the PB blaster - worked great.
> >
> > Can't tell you the number of times PB Blaster has saved my butt.
> > First time I heard of it, it was "oh, yea.. that will work.. riiiight."
> > Now it's the first thing I use on any bolt or rusty thing (like hinges).
> >
> > --
> > DougW

The Merg

Got pictures up of my rigged up pivot point puller (8 32 bolt with two
nuts and washers increasing in size until they could hold the socket)
and also of the disassembled steering column with a view of the loose
culprit bolts. When I finally got to them, I discovered that they had
backed out completely - none of them had held any thread at all.

http://s143.photobucket.com/albums/r...heel%20repair/

Good stuff

Merg


The Merg wrote:
> I've always used copious amounts of WD-40 on pretty much everything.
> But I think i've been converted. Thanks, PB Blaster!
> DougW wrote:
> > The Merg wrote:
> > > Got the PB blaster - worked great.
> >
> > Can't tell you the number of times PB Blaster has saved my butt.
> > First time I heard of it, it was "oh, yea.. that will work.. riiiight."
> > Now it's the first thing I use on any bolt or rusty thing (like hinges).
> >
> > --
> > DougW