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Wayne of NW La

06-03-2007 16:32:27

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What's the best and easiest way to remove lift arms? Managed to get one off with a gear puller but the other hasn't budged. I am swapping lift covers and want to reused my lift arms since the ones on my donor tractor have been broken and welded back together.
Wayne

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ZANE

06-04-2007 05:46:21

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Re: Removing lift arms in reply to Wayne of NW La, 06-03-2007 16:32:27

I really like that lift fix with the touch control handle being bent almost 90%. What will they think of next?

Might I ask why you want to change the lift cover???? Is it because it needs to be adjusted????

Be a lot easier to repair the one you have if it isn't broken.

Zane

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Ramrod

06-03-2007 19:47:15

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Re: Removing lift arms in reply to Wayne of NW La, 06-03-2007 16:32:27

Heat the lift arm, not the shaft. Get it hot, a dull red was what finally got mine to let go. When it's hot whack it on the backside leaving the puller on it and it will pop right off, fall on the ground and start a grass fire. Oh, yeah, have a hose nearby. Put it back together with anti seize.

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soundguy

06-03-2007 16:56:12

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Re: Removing lift arms in reply to Wayne of NW La, 06-03-2007 16:32:27

Keep the puller on it under tension.. heat it.. and whatck it with 2 hammers.. 180' apart.. might get it.. if not, quench it with some penetrating oil.. the cooling can help break rust bonds, and also may suck some oil in when she cools.. may need to repaeat this heat whack/quench a few times.

Be warned.. upperlift arm removal is the leading cause for top cover breakage... sometimes it just happens.

Also.. keep in mind that the underside flange of that lift cover is a gasket surface.. and the most important part of it is near the front corner.. I hope your vice isn't chewing up that gasket surface? It'll be a bear to true up with a file and sand paper to make it seal good on that corner if there is any proud or deformed metal that holds the cover up on the front edge.

Good luck

Soundguy

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Dunk

06-03-2007 18:00:16

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Re: Removing lift arms in reply to soundguy, 06-03-2007 16:56:12

I'd burn every bit of that purty blue paint off, and smoke er red with a good smoke wrench ifn I wanted it off.

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Wayne of NW La

06-03-2007 17:47:13

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Re: Removing lift arms in reply to soundguy, 06-03-2007 16:56:12

Soundguy,
I do have a block of wood between the vise jaw and gasket surface. I tried heating and whacking but wasn't sure how hot or how rough to get with it. Keeping it under tension and soaked with pen. fluid overnite. Will heat and whack more tomorrow. Thanks all.
Wayne

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Dan

06-03-2007 16:49:31

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Re: Removing lift arms in reply to Wayne of NW La, 06-03-2007 16:32:27

I left mine on the tractor, stood up on the foot boards, and wacked the heck out of it with a BFH close to the base as possible. It took quite a while, but it came off.

BTW - coat the splines with anti-seize - the next guy will thank you (and it might be you).

Dan

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gahorn

06-03-2007 16:38:28

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Re: Removing lift arms in reply to Wayne of NW La, 06-03-2007 16:32:27

Have you tried heating the lift arm?

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Dunk

06-03-2007 16:38:24

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Re: Removing lift arms in reply to Wayne of NW La, 06-03-2007 16:32:27

Heat from a smoke wrench.

I never did get the shaft out of mine though, and in the interest of not breaking stuff, I gave up on that one.

I wanted to replace the bushings, but Oh Well, they seem to work fine the way they are...

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