Header banner
Revain logoHome Page
Mark Cole photo
1 Level
793 Review
71 Karma

Review on πŸš€ Efficient OrionMotorTech Separator Remover Service Splitter: Enhance Precision and Speed by Mark Cole

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Seems to work on my 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 4WD

I'm a bit upset with this review. I bought this kit to remove all the tie rods and arm on my 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 4WD. Long story short it worked most of the time but I had to sharpen some of the tools and ended up breaking one of the other tools in the set but to be honest I used the tool for a job it was for was not developed. I gave it three stars because I think it will work well for small cars. Since it wasn't advertised for a specific class of vehicle, I knew I was taking a risk. If you have my generation Ram 2500 and are looking at this kit you will be interested to read this review. Most importantly, none of the tools fit onto the connecting rod where it mates with the connecting rod. The included large connecting rod puller is wide enough for the bipod, but the jaws/tabs were too thick to close the gap between the steering gear housing and the connecting rod. In short, none of the tools in the set fit my manipulator right away. So I tried using a tie rod puller with moving jaws. Bad idea for two reasons: First, the "cup" at the end of the puller screw was not intended for my intended use, deformed under load and damaged the threads on the bipod stock a bit (not good). , secondly, the tension also began to bend the screw on the puller (also not good). To be very clear I don't blame the tool here, I used a tie rod puller to pull out the large bipod arm. So I gave up that approach. Let's get back to the large handle puller. I used a bench grinder to thin out the jaws/ears. Great, the problem is mostly solved. Unfortunately, the mouth of the jaws/ears was also too small to clear the bipod stock. Let's get back to the mill. So now it finally fits. My impact wrench seemed to work, but then there were some problems. Too bad because I finally seemed to be making progress. I grab a big crowbar. I tightened that screw and then I felt it give way, and not in this positive way. I was pretty sure I had just removed the tool, but the crank finally moved! So, the gimbal is worn out, but the tool is definitely wearing out worse (the threads are definitely a bit deformed). It couldn't have lasted longer, and I'm not sure he would have survived another pitman hand at this point. Just to be clear, although the truck is currently 14 years old, there is little to no corrosion. I bought it from the Northwest with no corrosion and when I moved it to the Northeast I carefully treated it with Fluid Film (highly recommend). Unfortunately I damaged the tie rod puller when trying to remove the bipod arm. So if it's multiple tie rod joints, I ended up completely busted. Again, I don't blame the tool, but make this review transparent. The rest of the work was accomplished with a sledgehammer.

Pros
  • Ball joint and tie rod tools
Cons
  • Definitely a bad product