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JohnnyPopper:
I promise I searched this section prior to asking  :)

I got as far as trying to get out the pivot bushing/posts/pin and no go.

Saw a youtube vid of a guy using a bolt with a nut/washer/socket that he used to pull out the pin.

Mine stripped out the nut, think I need a hardened bolt and nut. Can't believe they used such a small thread... ::)

I thought I saw a thread by bd on digging into the steering column but can't find it.

TIA for your help, JP

bd:
Lisle #19940

or

OTC #7889

or

NAPA #BK 7769243 - although the NAPA variant earned the same complaint that you made.  Maybe it's an example of you get what you pay for.   ???  One user replaced the nut supplied with the tool using a Grade-8 5/16" fine thread nut with good results.  If you're bored, you could fabricate a puller using a long set screw threaded into the end of a drilled and tapped 5/16" bolt.

But as you said, the thread size in the pins is small.  Even an expensive tool will snap the small thread of the puller if you aren't careful.

JohnnyPopper:
Thanks sooo much bd, you never disappoint! 8)

The Napa and OTC look the same, Lysle looks pretty beefy.

I will have to grab the Napa, need it sooner rather than later. Hope it works...

Thinking about what you warned, I may apply "a little fire Scarecrow"!

Best,
JP

JohnnyPopper:
bd,

Are there any other parts associated with this?

Looks like a flat springy thing between the body and the sliding part.

bd:
Yeah!  It slides in next to the whatchamacallit.

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