tie rod castle nut wont come out

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Jul 13, 2005 | 05:11 PM

SoOHiGH

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tie rod castle nut wont come out

im trying to take the driver side knuckle off but the castle nut on the tie rod wont come off because the ball joint spins when i try to take off the castle nut.

i dont have any air tools so thats out of the question. anyone know how to take this off?

Jul 13, 2005 | 05:15 PM

99blackcivicSi

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Re: tie rod castle nut wont come out (SoOHiGH)

take some channel locks and lock the tie rod end down to the knuckle and then take it off, not much is needed just enough to stop the spinning

Jul 13, 2005 | 05:15 PM

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Re: tie rod castle nut wont come out (SoOHiGH)

Jul 13, 2005 | 05:36 PM

SoOHiGH

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Re: tie rod castle nut wont come out (99blackcivicSi)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 99blackcivicSi »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">take some channel locks and lock the tie rod end down to the knuckle and then take it off, not much is needed just enough to stop the spinning </TD></TR></TABLE>

im sorry but what are channel locks?

Jul 13, 2005 | 05:44 PM

99blackcivicSi

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Re: tie rod castle nut wont come out (SoOHiGH)

big adjustable pliers

Jul 13, 2005 | 05:49 PM

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Re: tie rod castle nut wont come out (99blackcivicSi)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 99blackcivicSi »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">big adjustable pliers

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yea and you ball joint is probally shot your gonna need to get a new one of them