[Spridgets] Tie Rod Removal

[Michael MacLean]

Only one hour after getting the tie rod out, this is what it looks like.  Grease everywhere.  Amazingly the pin at the bottom of the kingpin that screws into the lower a-arm unscrewed easily.  Originally I had put a new pin in the original Bugeye lower a-arms.  The old one was Hell to get out due to wear, but this newer one had almost no wear in 7000 miles.  In fact, the two cork washers were still in place either side of the kingpin!  What I did not know is this lower a-arm replacement would turn into a full blown front suspension rebuild.  A lot of stuff was loose like the bullet shaped rubber buffer.  Some of the nuts were finger tight.   I had to cut the brake line (I have new ones) and the shock needs to be rebuilt I think.  There is an inch of movement before resistance is felt in either direction. Peter?  Going to be a little more involved and cost more than I thought. Crap.Mike MacLean



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  On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 1:59 PM, Michael MacLean<rrengineer.mike at att.net> wrote:   My Bugeye only has 7,000 miles on it since the restoration in 2000.  I wanted to save the tie rod ends since they are still in good shape.  Besides, I am also restoring a BN2 at the moment, so most of my cash is going in that direction.  Mike MacLean

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  On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 1:37 PM, Ron Soave<soavero at yahoo.com> wrote:   Mine likely gets used 15x more than the average bear. It's way better to change your tie rod ends. 

Ron Soave
On Oct 24, 2017, at 1:54 PM, Rick Fisk <refisk at chartermi.net> wrote:



I have one too.  It works great.  Some people shouldn't be allowed to use tools.  :-)

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On Oct 24, 2017, at 2:06 PM, Ron Soave <soavero at yahoo.com> wrote:



I have one. It's a piece of crap. 

Ron Soave
On Oct 24, 2017, at 1:01 PM, Rick Fisk <refisk at chartermi.net> wrote:



But it doesn't do any damage to the parts and you can use it more than once.  $22 - IMHO worth it just for the ease of doing the job.  
My little brother (Nascar mechanic) has a brazillion dollars worth of Snap-On tools.   He says the guy that dies with the most tools wins.  He also says about Snap-On "you can buy better, but you can't pay more".   :-)

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On Oct 24, 2017, at 1:34 PM, Ron Soave <soavero at yahoo.com> wrote:



(Tie rod, sorry)

Ron Soave
On Oct 24, 2017, at 12:33 PM, Ron Soave <soavero at yahoo.com> wrote:



The tool costs more than a call joint, the definition of false economy. 

Ron Soave
On Oct 24, 2017, at 5:49 AM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:



Get one of these from Harbor Freight.
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On Oct 23, 2017, at 3:48 PM, Michael MacLean via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:


Anyone know a source for a tie rod removal too that fits the small Bugeye steering arm?  I don't want to use a pickle fork if I can help it, even if I had one small enough, because I am trying to do this without tearing the tie rod boot.  I tried just beating on the arm with a small sledge with no result.Mike MacLean

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