Thursday, May 05, 2011 - 03:24 pm, by: Robert Faggian(Tanooki_suit)
Can't get the damn tie rod end off. Any tricks people could suggest? Got the castle bolt off no problems, loosened the lock bolt, but the tie rod end will not budge. If i bash it with a hammer any more I think I'll make things worse.
I've heard there is a specialised wedge tool of some sort to do the job?
Thursday, May 05, 2011 - 05:18 pm, by: Robert Faggian(Tanooki_suit)
Thanks for the suggestion Daniel. I tried various angles but no luck. I'm actually replacing it with a new one so I might just get the angle grinder on to it.
Thursday, May 05, 2011 - 06:00 pm, by: Dave Rose(Sand_groper)
Its on a taper ,use a puller to remove or (this is hard to explane ),two hammers one each side of the arm were the taper is, hit both sides AT THE SAME TIME will release it sometimes.
Thursday, May 05, 2011 - 08:50 pm, by: Jamie Richards(Nwb40gt)
How big is your hammer:-). Yeah I had the same issue myself was ready to get the grinder as well, but I just got a bigger hammer & wack the hell out of it, it moved eventually
Friday, May 06, 2011 - 07:57 am, by: Matthew Sharpe(Madmatt)
+1 for Matt's suggestion - pickle fork has always worked for me and they are cheap as chips - put a bit of grease on the tangs before belting it - helps it move and saves the dust cover (not a problem if you are chucking it away of course). Broke a puller on one once, but it was a cheap one - they are safer if you intend to reuse though.
Saturday, May 07, 2011 - 08:34 pm, by: Robert Faggian(Tanooki_suit)
Thanks guys, especially Matchy for his generous offer.
In the end I cut the outer tie rod end in two with a grinder, which released the tension on it and allowed me to hammer it out of the knuckle. Of course, now the inner and outer tie rods are totally seized together...at least this time I have them off the car and can deal with it in a vise.
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