Separating the steering knuckle halves

[rc51racer]

I'm having trouble driving out the pins that keep the steering knuckle halves together.

I tried a flat end drift punch with only a slightly smaller diameter as the pin, but about a couple dozen blows with a 3 pound hammer and it started to deform.

Any ideas on how to drive out the pins more easily?

[rc51racer]

Heating up the pin area to 215 degrees with a blow torch then striking the pin with a drift punch got it moving.

[jeepdud]

How do you know it was 215 degrees and not 216 degrees.

Glad you got it out. I could not help but ask.

[rc51racer]

Laser thermometer:

http://www.amazon.com/Fluke-62-Mini-Inf ... 740&sr=8-8

Also useful for checking the exhaust temp of each cylinder among other things.