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[davethediver]

i ve just changed mine(well tried)Two hammers, pitman arm removal tool, nothing i tried would get it off. Put the nuts back on, took it to the garage

Is this not the arm on the drivers side and not the Idler :-?

[charlie]

yes dave,thought i try the tool on the idler on the off chance,but it wouldn't work

[fingers21]

I tried to get mine off today, nuts came undone easier than i expected, it dropped off one end on its own (it really was knackered!) but the joint end won't come off. i tried cracking it, joint splitters, big bars to lever it off, nothing! Wouldn't budge, just laughed at me! I did it all back up and walked away as i was freezing in the snow! I almost got to the point of grinding it off, but managed to control my temper and stop myself!

[Marks DTM Calib]

Take it off at the body work end....rotate it so its in line with the link arm.....bash a wedge between it and the bar to apply some pressure (does not need to be excessive)

Then take 2 hammers.....hit either side of the idler arm adjacent to the balljoint taper with the hammers at the same time.....

Do it a few times and it will just pop off

[manny]

What i did was take nut off bottom of idler then screw back on a couple of turns. Then get a bar and wedge it between car and track rod end then hit the idler upwards with bloody big hammer. Takes a few goes but will come off. The ball joint spliter wont fit in small gap.

[manny]

What i did was take nut off bottom of idler then screw back on a couple of turns. Then get a bar and wedge it between car and track rod end then hit the idler upwards with bloody big hammer. Takes a few goes but will come off. The ball joint spliter wont fit in small gap.

forgot to say that you push down on bar while hitting idler up.

[Blackie_No1]

Oh joy, I have all of this to look forward to!! Lol

[MickAP]

I've tried all this today with my Idler.
Let's just say I've had enough, and it's a second attempt tomorrow
F******** poxy thing

Mick

[charlie]

Best of luck mick,I took the cowards way out in the end,

[MickAP]

Best of luck mick,I took the cowards way out in the end,

Yeah I may just do the same, after tomorrow.
And that comment I made was the cleaned up version.

Mick

[Omega 37]

I've given up too, going to the garage to get some heat onto the damm thing. Damm sausage gobbler's (germans) over engineer everthing.

[MickAP]

Best of luck mick,I took the cowards way out in the end,

Yeah I may just do the same, after tomorrow.
And that comment I made was the cleaned up version.

Mick

Hurray   Success I got it off

Found my long lost chisel and tw*tted it with that.
I first wedged another hammer head between a spare nut attached to the tapered bit and chassis member.
Then wacked hell out of it from underneath via the chisel with a lump hammer.....grrrr

Simple job to replace with the new one, if only the old one was as simple to get off :-/
Car now feels better, and doesn't seem to pull to the left anymore.

Mick

[Omega 37]

Well done, did better than me!