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Old 07-30-2007, 09:50 PM
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Default Anyone done a few Tie Rod end replacements? I'm stuck on mine, wont screw out.
No matter what I do I cannot get the outer tie rod to screw out of the inner tie rod.

Anyone have a "trick" they can share or willing to stop by and help me out?
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Old 07-30-2007, 09:58 PM
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Default might need one of these suckers
<a href="http://www.shop.com/TIE_ROD_END_PULLER-28631427-p!.shtml"> tie rod puller </a>

not our car but same concept;
<a href="http://flashoffroad.com/Maintenance/FrontEnd/tierods/tierods.htm"> tutorial with pics </a>
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Old 07-30-2007, 10:16 PM
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Not sure how that would work since I need to screw it out, not pull it.
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oh...vice grip in the base rod and unscrew the tie rod with a wrench?
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Default Mark and I used sledge hammers once...dont recommend that though
We stopped since we thought we were close to really messin something up.
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replace the whole unit outer and inner
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Is the inner easier to get out?
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Default It's what we did at the shop I worked at when you could not get them seperated
easily - why waste the time
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If we didn't want to waste time we would cut the end off and weld the nut to it . . .
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Default sometimes older cars with high mileage need the inners replaced as well . . .
if you diagnosed this problem yourself you may want to take a closer look at the inners.
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