Re: 55 Drag Link and Torsion Level Motor seals/gaskets

Posted by Cli55er On 2013/1/10 10:25:09

yeah i sure hope that helps. one other thing i've found that helps is a bit of heat after it has soaked in PB.

i have a little torch i use to heat it up. then i give things some taps with a rubber mallet. don't really want to use a metal hammer, that could distort the metal and make things even worse.

another thing i've been known to do, which sometimes works and sometimes makes things worse. is to try to move the part in the opposite direction of what you want it to move.

in this case you can push down on the little ring to break loose any grundge, but alternatively that may make it even harder to move in the opposite direction. 50/50 chance it frees it up and you can move it easier off the stem. if i was to do that i would get a socket the same size as the ring and put it on top and smack it with a rubber mallet at first. this is assuming there is room for it to move downward on the stem. this is something i would do in a very last resort. its anyone's guess which way that will help or hurt things and i'm not saying that is sound advise...its just something i've been known to do in a dire pinch.

but like i said...first PB, some heat, and some good wacks with a rubber mallet. hopefully that works.

if anyone else has any good advise on how to get that stuck ring off, please chime in.

you don't have to do this, but because i'm anal about cleaning parts....i take my bench grinder that has a wire brush mounted and i polish up the parts to a shine. i'm sure the parts as they appear in your pictures, grease free, will be fine, but i'm just that type that takes it that step further and polishes with a wire brush to get a shine on the metal. as you can see there is some surface rust on some of the gears that would benefit from this extra step.

good luck buddy!

Hank