i am replacing the tie rod end on my car and the lock nut wont come loose....i have tried everything(wd-40 etc) and it wont come loose...i searched but coudnt find anything...is there any easier way i can do this...wont budge!...i have to get this soon so i can drive my car to work....thanks in advance







Modified by Stefndogg at 7:19 PM 12/13/2004

 

ok WD-40 is hgarbage, its not a penetrating oil. Get some PB-Blaster when u need to remove a stuck bolt.

now to remove the outer rod youre gonan need 2 wrenches and possibly a torch.
i took a big *** adjustable wrench and put it on the inner tie rods nut that keeps the outer rod in place. Put the torch to the very end of the outer tie rod for about a minute, then fix your big wrnehc holding onto the nut so that its rested against your damper fork/axel area. then put a wrench on your tie rods and just fuckign go nuts on it. U may need a cheater bar and/or some one to hold one of the wrenches. gl. any questions u can aim me @ ferencz03

 

im gonna try that...ehhh dont have a torch tho

 

are you going backwards?

 

put the wrnech thats closer to you at the end of the tie rod, this should give you more room and better leverage. goto Kmart and get a torch for liek 15 bucks. Its one of my most useful tools. Sure i dont use it as much as everythign else, but for some stuff, its the only way u can possibly do it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by crxgator &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">are you going backwards?</TD></TR></TABLE>
u mean like counter clockwise? ive tried both ways...F*^king nut wont break loose....about to go buy a torch in a couple min....

 

try the torch. heat just the end of the tie rod, u dont want to heat the inner tie rod end because that will cause that to expand, and the tie rod will be even tougher to remove. if this doesnt work.... keep the torch on it for like a minute, then dump some cold water on it, heat it up again, spray some penertrating oil in, let it sit, try removing, dont work? heat again, cool it again, this will cause it to move around and actually break any bonds it has. I dont suspect it will take this much manuevering, but u never know.

BTW, sup gator, ure on resource and CRXHQ right?

 

heat

i had the same problem tried everthing pb blaster over night and it still woudnt budge.

Heated up the outer tie rod for a min or 2 and presto came right off.

Also out the tie rod end into the knuckle and bolt it down half way, that way you have control over the tie rod and it isnt going to flop around on you.

 

i had to do it the non torch way....ie

get a pumber wrench and get a bat

 

eh my friend is on his way to kmart to get a torch...i tried heating it wit a liter for 5min...it still wont budge...i was heating it where it says "sh3" ...is that cool?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Stefndogg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">eh my friend is on his way to kmart to get a torch...i tried heating it wit a liter for 5min...it still wont budge...i was heating it where it says "sh3" ...is that cool?</TD></TR></TABLE>

LOL, no way is a lighter going to get that hot enough, good try though

yes heat where the sh3 is.

 

yay torch is here about to try it...let u guys know...

 

omg we torched it for like 5min and im kickin it putting all my weight on it and it still wont budge....any ideas?

 

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Recluse03 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> keep the torch on it for like a minute, then dump some cold water on it, heat it up again, spray some penertrating oil in, let it sit, try removing, dont work? heat again, cool it again, this will cause it to move around and actually break any bonds it has. I dont suspect it will take this much manuevering, but u never know.

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nevermind thanks alot guys i got it

 

care to tell us how? so this post is semi usefull

 

i heated it up and then my friend was pulling on it with the 22 and it poped right off....nothing special....the torch worked

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Recluse03 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">goto Kmart and get a torch for liek 15 bucks. Its one of my most useful tools.</TD></TR></TABLE>

those little propane torches don't get nearly hot enough to do anything more than cook a pop tart. i do agree with the pb blaster though. soak it down and let it sit for about 20 mins. if that still doesn't work get a real mans torch and have that fokker glowing orange. you wouldn't believe how easily that bolt will back off then.

 

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those little propane torches don't get nearly hot enough to do anything more than cook a pop tart. i do agree with the pb blaster though. soak it down and let it sit for about 20 mins. if that still doesn't work get a real mans torch and have that fokker glowing orange. you wouldn't believe how easily that bolt will back off then.</TD></TR></TABLE>

they've got the yellow ones too, cant remember what its called, but my propane works well enough to get the job done.

 

ya i went to kmart and bought the $15 one and it worked awsome