Wishbone toe adjuster stuck - new wishbone???!

[Robertjp]

Went to have my geo done at power on friday - "no can do", passenger side toe adjuster ceased solid.

Got both the wishbones of the car - one adjuster was already pretty rounded. So, flatted back with a grinder, soaked in penetrating oil overnight, and then today heated outer with a blow torch, then hung off the end with a 3 ft breaker bar....

AND THE FRIGGIN THING STILL WOULDNT BUDGE!!!

It is TOTALLY ceased, any help anyone? right now im looking at having to try and either source a second hand wishbone (which may be just as bad) or buy a new wishbone - and for that im looking at £150!!!!

Not happy....not happy at all!

PS anyone with a lower wishbone they are willing to sell...please mail me

Edited by Robertjp on Saturday 6th February 22:07

Edited by Robertjp on Saturday 6th February 22:07

[Basil Brush]

Lower wishbone toe adjuster? I thought the camber adjustment was done at the top ball joint.

[haircutmike]

Tis, but you can adjust the toe in on the rear wishbones for a full geo!.

[Basil Brush]

Yes - I just realised he actually meant the rear (and that I was an idiot ) when I saw a suspension pic whilst looking for something else on Graham Varley's site.

[Basil Brush]

Shocking it with a shorter breaker and a big hammer may be better then straight torque on a longer bar.

[lewis s]

I had to take mine to Castle TVR and with the aid of a blowtorch and a big pair of stilsons it came out.

[VARLEYHYD]

This one?




Sorry cannot help with getting it undone, but this maybe useful to others:-

38mm spanner for the large locknut

19mm spanner for the adjuster itself

19mm spanner for the nyloc nut

Reassemble with copper slip or similar.

G

[VARLEYHYD]

Quinny said:

19mm "socket" for the nyloc, cos it goes inside the tube

Oh Yes, typo my friend

Oh and the nyloc nut is a 7/16"UNF thread


PS: Griff video series is brilliant



G

[shep1001]

Robertjp said:

Went to have my geo done at power on friday - "no can do", passenger side toe adjuster ceased solid.

Got both the wishbones of the car - one adjuster was already pretty rounded. So, flatted back with a grinder, soaked in penetrating oil overnight, and then today heated outer with a blow torch, then hung off the end with a 3 ft breaker bar....

AND THE FRIGGIN THING STILL WOULDNT BUDGE!!!

It is TOTALLY ceased, any help anyone? right now im looking at having to try and either source a second hand wishbone (which may be just as bad) or buy a new wishbone - and for that im looking at £150!!!!

Not happy....not happy at all!

PS anyone with a lower wishbone they are willing to sell...please mail me

Edited by Robertjp on Saturday 6th February 22:07

Edited by Robertjp on Saturday 6th February 22:07

Str8six sorted mine for £130. They can be drilled out and replaced, if swinging on them with a big spanner won't work. Copper slipped up they should last forever having been sorted properly.

Shep

[VARLEYHYD]

Quinny said:

Are you sure its not 1/2" UNF Graham

You going to Chatsworth??

1/2" UNF, correct- brains gone today!

Will be at Chatsworth

Just polishing my fuel tank in readiness!


Well assuming I can rebuild it in time!!

G

[Robertjp]

Thanks for the advice guys...yup its that one Graham!!

Yeah - i used 'proper' prenetrating oil - it had been soked for several days previously!

It wasnt budging!!

Anyway after a complete mare of an eve saturaday, i may have a way forward - father in law has a wire erosion company. So - first attack will be to 'slot' the threaded adjuster on a wire machine. If that doesnt work - will wire the whole thing out (except the thread) and then re-tap.

What a git!!

[Robertjp]

Oh - and i will be at chatsworth too, will be good to say hello gents, see if i cant say thanks in person for all the advice i get on PH

[FOT Fast]

The guy who adjusted mine had exactly the same problem and eventually got it free by using an Impact Driver with a domed(blunt) chisel bit attached(hammered against the wishbone next to the adjuster nut mainly). It took him ages though!

[Robertjp]

whats the thread on the adjuster - anyone know?

Can probably use thread gauges but just in case...

Rob

[glow worm]

VARLEYHYD said:

Will be at Chatsworth

Just polishing my fuel tank in readiness!

G

You always go one (or two) better than me

Edited by glow worm on Monday 8th February 10:15

[VARLEYHYD]

Robertjp said:

whats the thread on the adjuster - anyone know?

Can probably use thread gauges but just in case...

Rob

1" x 12TPI, UNF Form


G

edited to read UNF from BSW. Threads are 60Deg not 57.5degs

Edited by VARLEYHYD on Tuesday 9th February 18:21

[Robertjp]

Thanks Graham...if we have a tap for that it will be a bloomin miracle!

[Ab Shocks]

The thread is 7/8AFiirc and I have a tap for anybody within reach of Herts or Essex and I got Gaz to make me 100 new adjusters, which cost about £4 each.

I drop the inner wishbone by removing the bolts and then rip out the adjuster with 12"stilsons, quite often having to put a 6' tube on the stilsons for a bit of extra leverage.
Only once had to remove whole wishbone and chain drill out adjuster.

[ATKY]

The internal thread on my 2003 T350 is 1in UNF,you will be better off with a pulley tap,if you can get one,I was lucky enough to find one at work.

[Robertjp]

Thanks again for the help, its going on the wire eroder this week regardless, bloody thing