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An element of caution is required but it doesn't take long to loosen the arm!

Mr Noisy said:

Take the nut off and drive down a rattly green lane/few kerbs etc, usually works but ends in death of driver

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Hahaha, that's the way to go but doesn't always kill the driver. I was driving mine for ages with a slightly sloppy feel to the steering, checked all the ball joints, box backlash, column UJ's but couldn't find where the slop was then by chance found drop arm was loose Was able to spin the nut in my fingers!

Seriously though a method I have heard of but not tried is to loosen drop arm nut then place front wheel next to a kerb and turn the wheel back and forth but suspect there is a risk of taking a tyre off the rim!

I battled with mine for a while, loosened the nut, parked car next to a wall, got brother to rock the steering vigorously whilst I beat the drop arm with a lump hammer

After around 10 minutes of swearing it shifted!

Mr Noisy said:

I battled with mine for a while, loosened the nut, parked car next to a wall, got brother to rock the steering vigorously whilst I beat the drop arm with a lump hammer

After around 10 minutes of swearing it shifted!

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its like leaving the socket and wrench on the crank pully and turning the engine on to undo it..

Use that method every time, works well and fairly safe