ok let me first start of by saying, BUY THE WHOLE ARM WITH THE BUSHINGS IN THEM. or you can spend 4 hours of cursing and hurting to get them in. While i was putting the passenger lca in i stripped the mounting bracket hole. eww. so after tapping it and over and over trying to get it to line up i finally got it. i get the drivers side arm off and to my surprise the metal sleeve is still on the bolt. well only god knows what someone did to get this stuck on there. i tried heating it up, prying with a pipe wrench and various other rigged wrenches, tried cutting it off with a dremal. NOTHING WOULD GET IT OFF. My dad said maybe it was epoxyd. NO. epoxy has to give at some point. i had to cut this thing off in little squares then use a chisel to finish it. anyways

to replace tie rod ends. i got the passengers off and replaced but the drivers side wont budge. i tried using 2 wrenches but the tie rod just slips to much. how do i get this tie rod off?

 

Yeah, this sucks, I spent 45 minutes with two wrenches. I would use a lot of pb blaster (i used wd-40 which i hear is not as good). I finally got mine off by putting a wrench on the inner tie rod and jamming it back near the wheel well to stop it from turning so I could use both hands to hammering on the end of another wrench on the outer tie rod. Like I said it took forever, but I got it off.

 

could i use vice grips?

 

I guess so, as long as you can jam it in so the inner tie rod won't turn. Be careful of too much stripping though.

 

WTF???
you shouldn't be touching the tie rods when you are working on the control arms

 

... got new ones, and i would love for you to show me how you get the bracket lined up without having to pry the arm over with the tie rods on.

 

pics of what bracket you are having trouble lining up?

 

the u shaped one for the back of the arm, i finally got the rear bolt in but it crossed so i just ran it with some oil and an impact.

 

damn dood. put down the tools and take your car to a qualified mechanic. you're ******* up more than you're fixing.

..... if you insist on doing the work yourself, PLEASE invest in a shop manual and read it before trying to change something else on the car.

 

... if need be i will tap hole again. i have a manual and fsm. and it was the qualified mechanic that ruined half of my car.

 

He got new tie rod ends, I wasn't talking about the control arms, I was talking about getting the outer tie rods off the inner tie rods.

 

I don't mess with the suspension I find it better to pay someone that can guarantee the work done to my car.

 

Here hope this helps a bit. Havent read the whole thread in detail but seems like you're in trouble.

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=378673

 

oops, missed the second paragraph.

 

thanks blootoof but i already got them in, just need to get 1 tie rod end off. i have new inner tie rod ends but they seem to much of a hassle for what there worth.

 

Ah ok, whats wrong that its not coming off? is it rusted on there or simple got no leaverage?

 

well when i stick the wrench on the rod it slips, yes it is the right size.

 

Ah yes, same thing happened to me. Best thing to do is get a torch from parts store for like 15-20 bucks, heat it up for like 3-5 minutes and give it another shot. If that doesnt help then heat it up and use vice grips, they are heavenly. Oh and make sure you're turning the right way cuz somethings it looks like its the right way but in reality you're tightening. Good luck