vqmaxman

I looked around before I posted a new thread. I also Have not done any work on the car for a while now,so I kind of forgot how and where should I wack the tierod to pop it out of the knuckle and should I use a mallet or a hammer. THANKS.

Greeny

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I use a large 5lb hammer.

maximagician

anyone ever use a floor or scissor jack to "lift it out\apart"
ive done this with my breaker bar for axle nuts and suspension
when it finally "gives" its all smooth and slow
but i guess it could be dangerous if the tool breaks and flings
"ze zafety goggles do nuzsing"

02Blackout

iTrader: (2)

Hmm multiple ways to attack this it looks pretty clean so this is where I would start.

Loosen crown nut and whack it with a dead blow hammer. no come out

Try using a pickle fork ($10-20)

Take a steal hammer with the crown nut lose and whack that casting seam that the arrow is pointing to. this typically will pop it free.

And last but not least

Remove the crown nut all the way
Get a torch and heat carefully the spindle area that the tie rod fits into. you want to heat till its starts gettign a nice lite red glow not too much. let it start to cool and then give the same weld on the spindle a whack it should pop right out.

God luck

nlmaxima

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Loosen nut or even remove it and hit it the area between the arrow mark and the finger with a 2 to 5lb ball-peen hammer or mallet. A good solid hit should do the trick, careful not to hit anything else, you don't have to make a huge swing just good contact.

mtrai760

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They make a tool to remove those without damaging the threads with a hammer. Cost like, $5 a day to rent one.

hoyshnin

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go to autozone and borrow one of those c-clamp things, they have a loan-a-tool thing

Machinist

pickle fork, $11.96
http://www.tooltopia.com/index.asp?P...D&ProdID=28907

Greeny

iTrader: (43)

If you know how to use a hammer, you will not damage the threads..

nlmaxima

iTrader: (10)

You hit the knuckle/spindle assembly not the tie rod. If you do hit the treads it doesn't matter since you are replacing it. Refer to post 5
Hammer quickest and easiest.

NisTech

use a 3-5 lb hammer preferably with short handle. Aim and hit. If it does not come off hit again till it does. try not to hit the backing plate and if you hit the threads so what, you are replacing that tie rod in the first place. if you hit the backing plate just bend it back. don't buy no tie rod tool. no mechanic will ever have that. and you don't need to torch it. when you torch it metal becomes brittle and next guy that hits it it will shatter.
Try to avoid suspension components from torching as much as you can.

vqmaxman

It has been a while since I had done any major work on the car. I thought about hitting the tierod from the bottom and I was worrying about If I should Hit it and damage It or ask the ORG. I knew I had to hit the rod,but It was more likely at which angle do hit at. I just popped out the rod with good hard whacks to the bottom and the knuckle and It popped out. Now I just did the work everything came back In a flash and now I remember all the little things and the Important steps to the precedure. Thanks.....