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500HP/SB · 12-28-2003, 03:23 AM

I have a '70 k10 with a dana 44 and a 4in lift. i had another front end that had a raised steering arm. i didn't know about the cone shaped things on the bolts. i couldn't get the arm off this front end, i ended up using a torch to heat it up and break it loose. now i have the raised arm but i need to get the stock one off my truck. i don't want to take a torch near my brake lines and all that stuff. What is the correct way to remove a steering arm?

thanks

*1tonswb* · 12-28-2003, 03:48 AM

Get a sledge hammer and beat the steering arm until you see that its moved a little bit. Then take a small standard screwdriver and stick it in the slot on the tapered washers and "unscrew" them. Thats how I do at at work.

ljbear · 12-28-2003, 07:45 PM

Yep, BFH and a little heat

DaHateTank · 12-28-2003, 10:42 PM

they've got ya covered. BFH got mine off...

Ya gotta hit it HARD!!

-M

Destructo · 12-28-2003, 10:49 PM

I'm gonna take a swing in the dark hear and assume that "BFG" means "Big Fawking Hammer"?

playtoy1 · 12-28-2003, 11:00 PM

yep use lots of break away, wd 40 what ever your brand you use and the biggest hammer you can swing

heat does help alot but can screw up a upper balljoint

500HP/SB · 12-29-2003, 12:21 AM

great thanks guys, mabee i'll try it out tomorrow

rogf4 · 12-29-2003, 12:37 AM

Have to agree with the guys above BMFH and a half a can of WD-40 and alot of elbow grease

12-28-2003, 03:23 AM	#1
500HP/SB please don't break Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: southern california Posts: 173	how to remove steering arm? I have a '70 k10 with a dana 44 and a 4in lift. i had another front end that had a raised steering arm. i didn't know about the cone shaped things on the bolts. i couldn't get the arm off this front end, i ended up using a torch to heat it up and break it loose. now i have the raised arm but i need to get the stock one off my truck. i don't want to take a torch near my brake lines and all that stuff. What is the correct way to remove a steering arm? thanks __________________ 70 k10 35s 350/sm465/np205 titanspeed.com

12-28-2003, 07:45 PM	#3
ljbear Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Emmett, Idaho Posts: 858	Yep, BFH and a little heat __________________ Larry 72 Chevy SWB 4x4 71 Chevy SWB 4x4 My Work Truck "Don't confuse enthusiasm with capability"

12-29-2003, 12:21 AM	#7
500HP/SB please don't break Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: southern california Posts: 173	great thanks guys, mabee i'll try it out tomorrow __________________ 70 k10 35s 350/sm465/np205 titanspeed.com

12-28-2003, 03:48 AM	#2
1tonswb Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 300	Get a sledge hammer and beat the steering arm until you see that its moved a little bit. Then take a small standard screwdriver and stick it in the slot on the tapered washers and "unscrew" them. Thats how I do at at work.

12-28-2003, 10:42 PM	#4
DaHateTank Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 119	they've got ya covered. BFH got mine off... Ya gotta hit it HARD!! -M

12-28-2003, 10:49 PM	#5
Destructo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Lewisville, NC Posts: 1,836	I'm gonna take a swing in the dark hear and assume that "BFG" means "Big Fawking Hammer"?

12-28-2003, 11:00 PM	#6
playtoy1 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: chase,michigan Posts: 39	yep use lots of break away, wd 40 what ever your brand you use and the biggest hammer you can swing heat does help alot but can screw up a upper balljoint

12-29-2003, 12:37 AM	#8
rogf4 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: whitesburg,Tn Posts: 223	Have to agree with the guys above BMFH and a half a can of WD-40 and alot of elbow grease



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