Question about sprawling out the Wide Front... All

I was curious how you got your WF to spread out without using the sparkle wrench all over the freshly painted axle tube. I have been threatening to widen out my 560G one hole for over a year now, but I don't want to scar up the paint too bad.

I broke a "knee" once on our 856D and I was a full day, 12 cans of panther urine and a full bottle of Actetylene getting it to break loose in the axle tube. It had been in the same position since 1969. Once it finally turned in the tube, I was only another half a day getting it to slide out...

So, Magic Wide Front Wideners, how do I do this without ruining my paint job???

Thanks,

Bill Latchford

Now that, Ladies and Gentlemen, is a 560!!! Whooeeee! What a sharp tractor!

Bill,

I just am not a big believer in the hot wrench; never have been. I just don't like what it does to metal, and especially on a tractor.

I've moved a lot of stuck ones, have used two tractors tied at opposite sides, porta powers, jacks, panther pi$$, hammers, power chisels and everything else I could think of.

But, this is the worst stuck tie rod I'd ever seen. Fought it all one day and 3 hours of another; so, don't kid yerself, I finally put the torch to 'er. :>(

Someday, I'll have to clean this mess up.

Allan