HELP?? With a Dog GONE Steering ARM!

[Ck1500]

i have a 1987 K-5 Blazer , that i am currently trying to rework, it was stock suspension, so i decided to get over my fear of heights and lift it, i decided to go with a BDS 6" liift kit, and after getting the rear done, i was tackling the front, and encountered a slight issue, i removed the drag link and the 3 nuts that hold the steering arm in place, but could not free it from truck?? after doosing it with lubricant, it still does not budge??? and i am trying to save the studs? anyone ran into this? please help!
thanks

Marc

 

[Chris Demartini]

<font color=blue>Get a really large hammer and start beating the crap out of it

!!! You have to hammer it from the top because it has cone washers, if you hit it from the bottom you'll make it tighter. Happy hammering!

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[Stephen]

Beat with 2 hammers, one from each side.

Heat with torch, sometimes the swelling will loosen it up.

SOAK with penetrating oil.

good luck

Making the world better, one truck at a time.

SW-ORD

 

[rich]

On my '76 Blazer, the factory arm was frozen on there pretty good. Ended up having to heat it with an acetylene torch and hit with a hammer and work the cone washers out while hot. This worked, but the flame wasted the upper balljoint, so I had to replace it.

The cone washers are what's holding it in. If you can get the tip of a screwdriver set into the notch of the washer and drive it around, loosening it (counterclockwise), it will help. Make sure not to damage the threads of the studs though. I had to get the cone washers out first, and then the arm came right off. As mentioned previously, beating upwards on the arm tightens the cone washers, so I had to knock the arm up a little, and then back down, which exposed the top edge of the washers for me to get at them.

Hope this helps!

Richard
Raleigh, NC
'90 K-5 Blazer - stock, daily driver
'76 K-5 Blazer - 14-bolt FF, 4.10's, locked front and rear, 36's, SM465/NP205

 

[Ck1500]

thanks everybody for the input!!! i finally, suceeded, with only a few cuss words, and a little blood, thanks again

Marc

 

[Stephen]

I figure if a project isn't worth bleeding on, it's not worth working on.

Making the world better, one truck at a time.

SW-ORD