I have my car jacked up and where the tie rod is at, the balljoint screw are stripped. So the bolt doesn't even wanna go in. I'm sure i need a replacement. Is there a step on how to take out a tie rod? Here's how the tie rod looks like. It's on a 90 crx hf.

 

this should help.....i went through the same thing a while ago
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1083935
torch is ur friend

 

go to your local Pep Boys or Kragen's Auto Parts and put the $20 down and rent a pickle fork. Then, on the tie rod you will see a rubber "boot" pull it down (try not to damage this if you can) slide the pickle fork on it, grab a hammer and swing away until it pops off. Youre done. Trust me, its a bitch and a half but this should do it.

 

it's my balljoint that was stripped, Not the whole tie rod. But seeing it's a *** to take out the balljoint itself, i was gonna take out the whole tie rod and have it replace. thanks for the advice.

 

you know...once the nut is gone off the tie rod end, just wack the **** out of the knuckle, right on the side of the tie rod (but dont hit the tie rod)... the tie rod will pop right out of the socket. works everytime

 

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hey mamacita....you might as well get out the wallet and go to the junkyard...
l8z babe

 

just cut the nut off with a grinder. there is a nut cracking tool that is able to break the nut i've never tryed it though. but just cut it off and replace the whole thing. when ever you take a nut off a ball joint put a small peice of rubbere hose over it to protect the threads because fucked up ball joints are nothing buy trouble. goos luck.

if you dont have a grinder u can try to wedge a pickle fork in there to put some pressure on the nut and try to back it out.

 

alright thanks. I got it fixed.

 

or you can go to sears and spend 15 buck and buy one. trust me you never know when you are going to need it