Re: Any trick to tie rod removal?

[Mark Mages <wasserbox@yahoo.com>]

I hate re-typing emails - some genius decided to slice
the connection with a backhoe at the exact same moment
I hit send :(

Anyways - I am NOT worried about the tie-rod ends. I
bought a puller last month when I did this job the
first time.  What I am worried about is removing the
entire tie-rod assembly from the steering gear/shaft. 
Due to the lack of clearance, I had to get them with a
pipe wrench last time, and was only able to make a
1/4" pull each time.  It sucked.  A lot.  Putting the
new ones on was no problem, but, per Haynes, I used
the red-loctite to make sure they would stay on, now I
dread taking them back off.

Thanks tho
Mark




--- Ewan Hopkins <ewanhopkins@hotmail.com> wrote:
> If you are talking about removing the tie-rod ends
> from the hub carrier arm, 
> the simplest way to remove them is this:
> to get the nut off the ball-joint, use a bar, one
> end braced against the 
> floor or the car, lying the bar over the top of the
> ball-joint and push down 
> on top of the ball joint - easier with a helper -
> this will stop the shaft 
> turning if it is loose in the carrier. This is also
> useful for doing the 
> reverse procedure when reassembling.
> If you have the opposite problem and the nut comes
> off OK but the shaft 
> won't then come out of the hub carrier arm, the
> simplest solution is to use 
> a mallet and hit the carrier arm end-on, down the
> length of the arm. The 
> shock will usually break the rust/corrosion holding
> the shaft in and it will 
> pop-out with a light tap. You can hit it pretty hard
> without breaking it. If 
> it doesn't come out after a couple of hits, keep
> persevering and it should 
> come out.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> 
> Ewan Hopkins...
> 
> '85 Storm 2.0
> '86 GT 1.8
> 
> 
> 
> >From: Mark Mages <wasserbox@yahoo.com>
> >To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: Any trick to tie rod removal?
> >Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 10:16:58 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >I've already done it once.  In fact, like a month
> ago.
> >  The problem is, once I got them on, get it
> aligned, I
> >find out that my steering gear is bad (broke
> tooth).
> >I have the new rack on order, but last time I took
> the
> >tie rods off, it was a painful, evil process.  I
> >loc-tited them when I replaced them and am really
> NOT
> >looking forward to spending 45min/side with a pipe
> >wrench AGAIN.
> >
> >Any tips on how to make it easier?  Special tools?
> >Anything?
> >
> >Oh - with the replacement FEBI/Bilsteins, do I need
> >the stock lock-nut on the steering gear, or are
> they
> >good without it?  As long as I am redoing it I
> might
> >as well do it 100% right.
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >=====
> >Mark
> >
> >87 Westfalia Gl
> >84 Scirocco 8v
> >
> >http://student.fortlewis.edu/~mwmages/
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Mark

87 Westfalia Gl
84 Scirocco 8v

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