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Originally Posted by networkboy
Also, anyone have a part number for the NAPA ball joint puller tool?
Most look to be variations on the Pickle Fork except THIS one. |
That's the tie rod separator. I've heard it will work. They have a beefier ball joint separator tool that looks almost identical. I think their online catalog might have confused the pictures for the two. My store had both in stock, so I went with the beefier, balll joint version. The two prongs on the bottom on it are not as thin and don't come to a point like on the tie rod popper though, they're just blunt, rounded ends which I couldn't get past the boot, so I ground them as so:
Sorry I can't provide part num since I can't figure out which is which. What was boxed in the store as a ball joint separator looks like their catalog picture of the tie rod separator and visa versa.
The w123 has guide mounts and rod, etc. It looks a bit different, but is pretty much the same. I've heard the guide rod mounts can be replaced without removing the LCA, and therefore without a spring compressor. IIRC it was something about using the vehicle jack in the wheel well to provice clearance for removing the shaft. I'm thinking of doing mine this summer, but since I already have the spring compressor, I'm not banking on those instructions being correct or even safe -- I'll "just" pull the spring if I need to.
The guide mount is bolted to the car so I'm not sure why you'd want to take them along to the indie? Looks like you unbolt the old and bolt in the new. Am I missing something?
Answered my own question. On the 1995 300SD in the article, the guide rod mount is separate from the bracket that bolts it to the car, necessitating pressing the old one out of the bracket and the new one in. On the w123 (or, at least my 1983 300Dturbo), the mounting bracket is integral with the guide rod mount, so it should be a swap replacement.