The amount of force you putting on that pin makes me nervous.  I have visions of the pin mushrooming inside the strut and making it even more impossible to remove.  

 

If you have the tools to drill and cut threads on your pin puller couldn't you just drill the pin out?

 

Every time I have tried to use more force to remove or install a stubborn part I end up with something broken and more work to do.  Take a few minutes to see if you can think of any alternatives.    

  On 12/4/2015 at 2:51 AM, Captain Obvious said:

 

Now THAT'S a press!! I think I just heard my wimpy little 20T press in my shop whimper in fear...

 

More rough back of the napkin calculations:

 

At an estimated 125K psi tensile strength for the spindle pin with approximately 0.69 square inches... It would take about 43 tons before the threaded porting tore off. So you can be confident that building a beefier puller device would probably never have worked anyway and would have been a waste of time. If it took 60 tons to move that thing, the tip would have ripped off long before it started to move.

 

We absolutely DO need to get together for drinks!!  I don't know if I'll ever get really close to you, but I am hoping to make it to ZCON 2016 in Toronto next year. That's not far from you, right? It's in Canada after all...   

 

 

ZCON would be awesome and my Car Club is sending a few representatives, but I will not be one of them unfortunately. Unless the military sends me to Ontario for something in the same time frame that I could sandwich it in! 

 

I knew I was in trouble when the air impact and nut remover tool starting hammering away at the opposite threaded end and the threaded portion of the spindle just tore off like butter... the other spindle spun nicely while being torqued. 

 

And yeah, I was very close to buying a small 30 tonne shop press for bushings and such and thought, hey! this should do the trick!....Glad I took it to work and realized it's not the press that's the problem here...

 

  On 12/4/2015 at 3:45 AM, Patcon said:

He's close, it's right next door like 3500Km or so... 

 

It's not just that.....it's ONTARIO! ewwwwwwwwww.....

 

  On 12/4/2015 at 12:35 PM, ksechler said:

The amount of force you putting on that pin makes me nervous.  I have visions of the pin mushrooming inside the strut and making it even more impossible to remove.  

 

If you have the tools to drill and cut threads on your pin puller couldn't you just drill the pin out?

 

Every time I have tried to use more force to remove or install a stubborn part I end up with something broken and more work to do.  Take a few minutes to see if you can think of any alternatives.    

 

Yes, I still have options. The ATF fluid is hopefully going to free up the pin for the press. Failing that, I have heat. If that still looks like the pin won't move before damaging other components, I have drill presses, milling machines, lathes, explosives......

Finally!!!!!

You know your car fell over, right?

Now it gets messy.  I used to give myself headaches looking at the bottom of my car and trying to figure out how to get all that crap stripped off.  

 

Have you watched any of the Eastwood videos on you tube?  There's a zed-sled (Z-28 camaro) series that's pretty informative.  Of course you have to take it with a grain of salt because it's one big Eastwood advertisement.  Still, very good learning experience for me.  

  On 12/8/2015 at 2:04 PM, Captain Obvious said:

You know your car fell over, right?

 

 

No, it rolled over for a belly rub!

The spindle pin finally decided to play nice... Sort of.

3 days of ATF plus 450 degrees Celsius hand shaking, followed by about 30 tonnes of pressure...

And out she came!

Grats. Now you are a Zed veteran. You only really appreciate what it is to retore a Zed after you have done battle with spindle pin and won.

Makes a hell of a necklace tho....

  On 12/8/2015 at 3:20 PM, wheee! said:

No, it rolled over for a belly rub!

Haha!! Just like a big puppy dog!! Love it!

 

Sp welcome to the spindle pin club. Now that your hazing is complete, you're a full fledged member. Wish I had the tools you do!

 

Hey... Is that a welded stack of military grade nuts as a spacer?

  On 12/9/2015 at 2:47 AM, Captain Obvious said:

Haha!! Just like a big puppy dog!! Love it!

Sp welcome to the spindle pin club. Now that your hazing is complete, you're a full fledged member. Wish I had the tools you do!

Hey... Is that a welded stack of military grade nuts as a spacer?

You see nothing...

Believe me , having access to the tools at work makes this project worthwhile. I have invested a small fortune in tools at home, still...