[Spridgets] Removing nut from tie rod

[Greg Mahney]

Hi Matt

Every one falls for this one the first time they do it.

You do need the BFH, but you don't actually hit the tie rod.

You hid pependicular to it, hard.  The idea is it distorts the hole the tie
rod is in and it falls out - amazing but true!

Maybe there are more elegant solutions (or more elegant ways of describing
it!), but that one works for me.

Good Luck!

Greg
in Western Australia

On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 12:06 PM, Hendricksen Matt <
Matt.Hendricksen at us.qbe.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Trying to replace the gaiters on my steering rack.  Thought I'd replace the
> tie rod ends as well since the rubber on those was looking shabby.
>
> I'm having trouble with the nut that's between the tie rod end and tie rod.
>  I
> tried penetrating oil, a BFH and heating up the nut but nothing seems to
> work.
> Thought about using a nut splitter, but worried about screwing up the tie
> rod.
>
> Matt
> '65 Sprite
> Madison, WI
>
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