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swissarmychainsaw · 01-03-2014, 04:13 PM

So what worked was taking the outer tie rods off, then bringing the whole assembly down.
Meaning the "drag link" with the inner tie rods attached & the Idler arm also.

Once on the ground I could get a proper Hammer Whack at the nut side of everything and it just popped off no problem! BAM! Enjoy! :-)

01-03-2014, 04:13 PM	#5
swissarmychainsaw Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: san francisco, ca (east bay) Posts: 674	Re: Idler Arm separation tricks? So what worked was taking the outer tie rods off, then bringing the whole assembly down. Meaning the "drag link" with the inner tie rods attached & the Idler arm also. Once on the ground I could get a proper Hammer Whack at the nut side of everything and it just popped off no problem! BAM! Enjoy! :-)