Yes likely pertains to nature of brass, gauge etc. and in terms of
subtle to gross, would be way over on the subtle side.   ;)    And
it's a much longer cone. In theory I would guess that if the receiver
was made of the same metal as steering knuckle, the trick might still
work. This would depend on how it's tempered too I"m sure.

I've seen an impact wrench, no socket, (not sure how good that is for
the tool) used to knock off a COL from a clutch housing cross shaft.
Neat trick in the right hands. An air hammer sounds like the cats
behind.

Neil.

On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 10:49 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Neil,
>
> its an interesting trick, but I wonder if it relies a bit on the
> "elasticity" of the brass receiver?
>
> Believe me, when I was struggling with my ball joint, i rapped on the
> knuckle in many ways, from subtle to gross :)
> The air hammer method if found out about subsequently seems like the best
> solution if you have the tool. I was very reluctant to use heat, and when I
> did use it I did it in degrees (no pun intended), trying in stages with the
> pickle fork.
>
> That bugger was in there very tightly.
>
>
> alistair
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 18-Nov-10, at 10:07 AM, neil n wrote:
>
> I'm reminded of a trick a repairman showed me to remove a stuck
> mouthpiece from a trumpet.
>
> The receiver on trumpet and MP shank are a Morse taper. You carefully
> tap on the receiver working your way from narrow end out which ever so
> slightly expands the receiver. This being one technique in expanding a
> cone when manufacturing.
>
> Seems to me the same principal might apply to a tapered part on a
> Vanagon front end. IF so, would it help to start at the narrowest and
> end and work your way "outward"?
>
> Likely totally hard to do given room restrictions, etc., but just a thought.
>
> Neil.
>
>

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