Re: Any trick to tie rod removal?

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

>
>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.
>



One anecdote. When you get the nut off the tierod-end thread it back on a 
few threads. This way if you miss with the hammer then you wont screw up the 
threads on the end. HTH

Chris DeLong
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