Sparky71 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Trying to disassemble to clean and paint. How do you get this retainer off?? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 If it is the plastic one, they ONLY come off with heat. I beat on it, pried on it, used a gear puller on it, and then someone said heat and it came right off. I used a paint stripper/heat gun on low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttocs Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 If it is the plastic one, they ONLY come off with heat. I beat on it, pried on it, used a gear puller on it, and then someone said heat and it came right off. I used a paint stripper/heat gun on low. We talking about the FO-405? That bushing used on the various tranny and tcase linkages? If so, I cut around the lip so the retaining portion fell off and the two linkages came part. Then I cut a slit in the bushing portion and popped it off. I did burn the first one off out of frustration but never tried just heating them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myrl883 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 We talking about the FO-405? That bushing used on the various tranny and tcase linkages? If so, I cut around the lip so the retaining portion fell off and the two linkages came part. Then I cut a slit in the bushing portion and popped it off. I did burn the first one off out of frustration but never tried just heating them. OTC used to make a tool for them that work pretty well. Search T67P-7341-A - If you're a fabricator, you might be able to copy it or make something that'll work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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