Threaded Pin for Ball Joint Attachment; How to get out?
 

Hi!

First the quizz:

Does anyone have a good suggestion how to get the threaded pin out of the shockabsorber?

I's my -83 911 SC front suspension and I will replace the ball joint with a new one. I ve loosen the ball joint and it's hanging free at the bottom of the shocks.

BUT I do not know how to get the threaded pin out, it is really stuck.

Ideas?

Summer greetings from a rainy Sweden, +55°F.
The Edge

Heat it up and tap it with a hammer, but be careful. If you bend it, you will have to drill it out like I had to...

-Wayne

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I've planned to heat it up but I'm afarid of heating up the oil ( and seals) inside the shocks.

Still, isn' t a quite safe way to drill it out, (even though a lot of work)?

The Edge

Once you have it out, don't forget to liberally grease the new pin before installing it.

Good luck.

For sure, I've got lots of grease......... Once it's out.

I have more more issue;

Why do I not see that many 911s in the Pheonix area, in June, July and August?
I'll beeen working there three weeks every summer the last five years.
Now it's been rainin' for 7 hours in a row....... sigh!!!

Anders.
Vänersborg, which is at the soutermost tip of the Lake Vänern in west Sweden

Would anti-seize be the better "lubricant" here?

John

Yes, Y're right, I will use "never-sieze", Molybden-chrome-compound.

But still, the old stuff is stucked.

I'll be back tomorrow.

Anders

Anders ... don't use a steel hammer! Loosen the nut on the pin 1-3 turns, then hit it with a large brass or copper-faced mallet -- the kind used on knock-off wheels! When it finally pops loose, remove the nut and knock the pin out the rest of the way.

A 911's worst nightmare is to be driven in Phoenix in July. That place is a blast furnace, and there isn't even any humidity in the air to help carry the heat from the engine. Heck, a 911 just resting in the shade all day is approaching operating temperature before it's even started. That place is HOT HOT HOT. Anyone driving a 911 there in July would be an idiot not to use synthetic oil. It's just not the right place for that car.

if all else fails, centerpunch the flat end, and drill a pilot hole about 1/2" in, followed by a larger drill not quite the size of the pin. this reduces some of the tension on the pin and allows it to be moved. a new pin would be needed of course.

Thanks John.
I've started to drill a small hole first and increase it to 6mm and try to punch it out when the tension hopefully is lower.
I will replace the pin in any case so that no subject to worry about.

Anders.

911 in Phoenix;
Just about what I was thinking. Afternoon temp is regulary up to 110 °F and is just too much for our "real cars".
A.