Hi all,
Been awhile since I posted on the forum.
Those that remember I have an engine of an F in a Locost kit car.

I needed to change the gear linkage as it has become worn out.

Ordered one off eBay which is perfect but I need to remove the pedal from the ball joint and then place onto a separate bracket.

How can I remove the pedal and reuse the pin any ideas how to take apart

Cheers guys and girls

Oli


A little pic

 

Ball joints like that usually just pop out by prying. As the ball is welded on the pedal don`t really see any other option.

That`s a kicka$$ looking ride you got there, I did a track day last summer and those things were the fastest vehicles around the track. One even cracked it`s frame cause it couldn`t handle the hp:s the guy had put in it. Never told us what engine it had, never asked as I was busy getting to teh rtack and he was gone when I got back to the pits.

 

Thanks for the answer.

Think I will grind the lug off the back and have it welded again.

It's not the fastest out there but puts a smile on my face.

Oli

 

You don`t need to grind anything. Just take a flathead screwdriver and pry the joint off the ball. The new one should pop on by pressing with a pair of plumber`s pliers. at least that`s how you swap a gear shift link rods to a car and those joints are basically the same only smaller. If you weld the lug onto the arm whilst in the new joint you`ll no noubt fry the nylon insert in it.

 

I haven't had one apart either.

100+ HP in that must make you smile, it would put a smile on me.
Road legal, wow!

 

My question's probably irrelevant but how do you reverse one of those with a bike engine and gearbox ?

 

Back in the room Shadow?

It's probably light enough that he can just pick up the front end and point it in the desired direction.

 

Your not far wrong!
I'm 6ft2 and it only ways 450kg so easy
I want to race it soon and you need a reverse.
Most use a starter motor on the prop :-)

 

I'd recommend a full pentacostal immersion in penetrating oil and a pickle fork tie rod seperator

 

Just in case you thought Woof was extracting urine, such a tool exists, in fact now I think about it; I own one.

I have always referred to it as a ball joint splitter though.

Same tool, different names.