I'm trying to swap the Idler arm on the Camaro out, but I'm not having much luck getting the old one off. I'ved tried a 2 jaw puller but I can't get it to bite. Would a pickle fork, or a tie rod remover work?

Thanks!

- Nick

 

Last time I did one, I used a pickle fork and my mini slegde hammer

Glenn

 

Ditto for me. I rented one from Pep Boys. But for the amount of times I rented it I've been tempted to just buy one. But the time I wanted to buy it they were out of stock on the one I wanted. The set I rented included a fork you could mount in an air chisle. I gave it a whack though.

 

Be careful with the forks and you can f--k up the boots and then they are junk.

if you loosen the bolt connecting it to the center link so a few threads show, use a 5 lb sledge or brass and give it a good square hit. that will work and since the nut is still on you don't booger up the threads (mushroom). you can only hit it about 5 or 6 times then it will start to mess the threads up.

Barry

 

Thanks for the suggestions guys. A lot of banging with a pickle fork and it came right out. I managed to get the new one back on with the help of a C-clamp to hold it in place and stop the stud from spinning.

Unfortunately, I managed to drop an 18mm box wrench on myself and chip a tooth

- Nick