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[LairdScooby]

I used pitman arm puller and plenty of penetrating oil,kept tightening the puller and spraying eventully next day Bang it popped out.

Glad you got it sorted! 

[Brynjaminjones]

Cheers for the advice guys, but I've had to abandon it for now. I ran out of time this weekend before it was booked into a body shop for sill rust work.
I reassembled as was and spoke to a friendly local garage who will have a look at the tie rod ends once bodywork is done.

Another thing I've found - the front brake pads are wearing at a horrendous angle. There was about 6mm of pad at one end, but worn all the way through at the other on one pad each side at the front.
When I installed new calipers last year I had to sand down the grooves in the knuckles to stop the brakes binding when hot - I'm guessing this is what's causing the poor wear?
The angle is so bad that with new pads it makes the brakes feel very soft, and I'm guessing that's because only one corner of the pad is really contacting until I press the pedal.

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[JamesH]

Ditch it and buy a Corsa 

[wildwood]

The grooves,in the knuckles need to be filled with a blob of weld and then ground smooth.....

And voila your calipers with slide as if on a new Jeep....

And don't get a Corsa

[Dutch]

Ditch it and buy a Corsa 

May be able to cut him a deal on a smart car 

[Brynjaminjones]

Oi you lot! No Corsas here thank you very much.
I'll give the Smart car a miss too, thanks Dutch!


Jeep is in bodyshop - hoping to visit it today to see progress. I don't know anyone else around here who can weld either and these guys didn't seem like they'd take the piss, so I've asked them to have a quick look at the knuckles for me.

[JamesH]

Don't diss the Corsa Bryn - I can see you in this

[LairdScooby]

Don't diss the Corsa Bryn - I can see you in this

YUCK!!!

[geohn1997]

I like the periscope on the roof Ha Ha.

[wildwood]

Few more trips to Halfords with the 'shite magnet' on and it'll look just like all the other crap on the 'estate'

[LairdScooby]

I like the periscope on the roof Ha Ha.

That's his "Chavs'R'Us" light bar! 

[bgbazz]

We have those over here too.....lots of them.   

[Brynjaminjones]

Not amused James!!
Rust work on the ZJ has over run, but as a plus we've ended up with this Benz for nothing in the mean time.

It's nice, however totally lacking in any character so Emily can have it and I'll stick to my XJ!

[LairdScooby]

Hmmmm, Daimler-Chrysler, Daimler-Benz - it's almost a Jeep, third cousin twice removed or something but nearly!