Yup, those rustbelt specimens requires that extra special creativity from the technicians. Luckily, I was originally from Detroit so, I have a bit of that knowledge but, because of my attempts to acquire mostly non-inclement weather specimens, I'm getting a bit rusty, with pun intended.Dana Hanchett said:Thanks for the reply Harv. but before I read the your reply I just loosened the jam nut and unscrewed the actuator rod. Because of corrosion the lock nut on the actuator did not move. I then put fingernail polish on the actuator rod threads to hold the jam nut from turning when I screwed the actuator rod into the adjuster. When the jam nut stops the turning of the actuator rod I stopped. Installed holding nuts and locked up the actuator lock nut (1/4 turn). I really didn't want to deal with that blasted circlip.
Later!Dana Hanchett said:Thanks for the reply Harv. but before I read the your reply I just loosened the jam nut and unscrewed the actuator rod. Because of corrosion the lock nut on the actuator did not move. I then put fingernail polish on the actuator rod threads to hold the jam nut from turning when I screwed the actuator rod into the adjuster. When the jam nut stops the turning of the actuator rod I stopped. Installed holding nuts and locked up the actuator lock nut (1/4 turn). I really didn't want to deal with that blasted circlip.
Okay -- so I never go the circlip off I end up unscrewing the old actuator and now I am puzzled on how to replace the damn thing. Can see anything from the bottom, no room on top. There has to be a way to do this. Please help!