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steering arm removal.
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roadnotca
3/4 ton status
Where Colby and I are stuck is the cones are not unseated yet. The cones are lead, they expand to net fit when the nuts are torqued at factory. Works real well, I bet no one has ever come accross loose cones. The high temp will soften the lead enough to relieve the pressure, drilling does the same or removes enough you can dig it out.
roadnotca
3/4 ton status
ball joint removalhenry1986 said:
henry1986 said:
i'm trying to install a raised steering arm so that i can turn right now that i have a 4" lift. it sux to always have to turn left. makes getting home difficult. ever played that game? sux with one way streets.
henry1986 said:
yep. and, that wasn't my question. clearly you have to take the nuts off of the bolts/studs. from what has been written in this post, it appears that the studs must be removed to remove the steering arm. if that's the case, what holds the studs, and thereby the steering arm, to the knuckle.
henry1986 - why are you sending me your email address? (sorry for the random hijack - he's not a member, so i can't pm him to ask this question)
henry1986 said:
pretty sure i'm not going to do that.
The studs stay in the knuckle, there is no need to remove them unless ya mangle em.
Once the nuts and cones are removed the arm will come right off.
And I have never seen lead cones, every arm I have dealt with has had steel cones.
Once the nuts and cones are removed the arm will come right off.
And I have never seen lead cones, every arm I have dealt with has had steel cones.
i'm happy to hear that, henry.
so, POWERMAD, what you're saying is that the cones come up off of the studs and that the studs are not an integrated part of the cones. thus, the cones break off and the stud remains part of the knuckle. i think i'm finally getting it. (maybe mine's just so d@mn dirty that i can't see that where others might). so, were i to go to a parts store to get replacement cones, what would i ask for??
so, POWERMAD, what you're saying is that the cones come up off of the studs and that the studs are not an integrated part of the cones. thus, the cones break off and the stud remains part of the knuckle. i think i'm finally getting it. (maybe mine's just so d@mn dirty that i can't see that where others might). so, were i to go to a parts store to get replacement cones, what would i ask for??
Unless yer a moroon ya can't break em.
But in the off chance ya do there are a few places in town that have 9/16" cones. We usualy carry them in stock and if we don't then there's Freightliner, Kenworth, DSU, Six States.. ect. ect.
But in the off chance ya do there are a few places in town that have 9/16" cones. We usualy carry them in stock and if we don't then there's Freightliner, Kenworth, DSU, Six States.. ect. ect.
ok. so i'm on the right track now. and yes, i am a moroon. that color is so sexy. 
guess i'll have to try that next weekend when i get to salem to work on the truck. thanks all. er, most of you.
btw - i know that maroon is spelled with an a.
guess i'll have to try that next weekend when i get to salem to work on the truck. thanks all. er, most of you.btw - i know that maroon is spelled with an a.
txpitbull2003
Newbie
Got new cones and studs from www.shakerbuilt.com $21.00.
roadnotca
3/4 ton status
I stand corrected. Its been a year since I bought them. Yes they are steel, so its rust we're up against. Time for me to get PBBlaster, soak, and knock that bus tour D off. The GM number is 03965138. Sorry about the misinfo.POWERMAD said:
forgot the pic
so just to clarify, i can reuse the cones, right?
