So it turns out my Bronco is from Canada, eh? The first tip off is the block heater, the second is the rust all over everything. Didn't bother me, until I went to pull the D44 IFS spindles for ball joint replacement. They bolt to the knuckles on the front, but rust and age have made the two, one.
Anyone have any good ideas about removing the two? I've already punched out the studs and coated everything in penetrating oil, and worked on the seam with a chisel and two pound sledge. I might as well be trying to split a solid piece of metal.
A quick internet search reveals that many separate the two by pounding on the spindle with a BFH, but I don't really like that idea- the thing is part threaded and part bearing surface after all.
Can I heat the knuckle with a propane torch without damaging it? Big old slide hammer with some sort of attachment? Voodoo separation charm?
Kevin
Anyone have any good ideas about removing the two? I've already punched out the studs and coated everything in penetrating oil, and worked on the seam with a chisel and two pound sledge. I might as well be trying to split a solid piece of metal.
A quick internet search reveals that many separate the two by pounding on the spindle with a BFH, but I don't really like that idea- the thing is part threaded and part bearing surface after all.
Can I heat the knuckle with a propane torch without damaging it? Big old slide hammer with some sort of attachment? Voodoo separation charm?
Kevin