Pickle Fork
 

Hi

I would be grateful for a Limey decode on pickle fork.

NormanB

The source of the name is a piece of dinnerware used to spear a pickle off the pickle dish, or out of a pickle jar (for those of us who are so crass as to serve them from a jar. It is small with only two tines.

This name is applied to a tie rod end puller. This tool also has two tines, but they are wedge shaped and about 5/8" apart. It is like two wedge shaped chisels attached parallel to each other. You can drive it between a tie rod end and steering arm, pitman arm or idler arm to remove the pesky old tie rod ends.

Cheers,

Here's a picture of a pickle fork set.

Jeff Pierce

It's a two-prong wedge used to separate tie rod ends and ball joints from their attach points. It's used with a hammer to force the separation. A much smaller version is used to spear pickles and remove them from a jar.

What's it called in the UK?

Divided by a common language
 

Thanks to LarryBible, Jeff and Kestas

I think we call them ball joint seperators or ball joint splitters.

This is a brilliant forum - thanks guys:)

NormanB