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Old 03-12-2006, 02:15 PM
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Default Just finished installing new tie rod ends...
...living in the salt belt (59k miles in Indianapolis winters) I was surprised not to run into corrosion problems. I've heard and read such horror stories about TRE replacement that I was reluctant to even attempt the job. Well, to my delight, the things came off with absolutely no problems; no heat required, no swearing, and no need for pneumatic tools (good thing too b/c I don't own any).

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You're very lucky. I tried twice, spending ~ 3-4 hours each time with heat to no avail.
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Default 4+ hours per side, heat, pnematic tools etc, came down to a big a$$ hammer
and die grinding the end off of the bolt
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