I'v tried beating my centerlink out but it wont work; it even broke my rybber hammer doing it. Is their an easier way to get them off?

 

You need a heavier BFH or a pickle fork.

 

no, BOTH. BFH and pickle fork.

rubber mallets have no use on these parts

 

make sure the car is on level surface or raise the rear and support the car on the unibody

 

Are they both Nuemattic; and what is bfh short for?

 

BFH= Big Freakin Hammer!!

 

I had no luck with a pickle fork on the pitman--and I used a four-pound sledge. I rented a puller from AutoZone and within seconds I was good to go.

JamesC

 

The pitman arm pulled? I thought it only worked on getting it not from the gear box

 

Seriously, a pickle fork is a wedge type fork with a handle for pounding on, used for taking apart most front end parts, ball joints, tie rod ends etc. You should use a pitman puller for the pitmam arm, which is a U shape puller designed especially for pitman's. And at least a 2lb hammer (BFH). Hope this helps.

 

how did we get on to pulling the pitman arm? the OP is taking the centerlink off.

 

I don't know?

 

JamesC brought it up as an example that sometimes pickle forks don't work too good.

 

especially when you use one to take the pitman off the box. should probably buy another gearbox after that.

 

Thanks yal I'll take a whack at it once it dries here

 

Are you removing the idler arm with the centerlink? When I removed mine recently that's what I did. This way you only have to worry about getting it off the pitman arm. I soaked the pitman/centerlink bolt in WD40 and let it sit overnight. The next day I removed the idler arm bolts from the body of the car and then used the leverage from the centerlink to dislodge the pitman/centerlink bolt (after removing the nut). It dropped right out.