Best tool for tie rod ends

[Drew Boyd]

Ahh i see ive been vindicated... heh
no hard feelings i hope...
and youd be surprised how useful a hammer really is...have several of
all different sizes.



On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 22:53:11 -0500, jesper moreau
<jesper5ktqm.audi at gmail.com> wrote:
> My bad! you're right.... I guess when it comes to auto......
> audi-autos, hammer and fix rarely go together... but i suppose a
> "nudge" will loosen-er up. also, a shot of PB Blaster and 20 minutes
> does wonders for loosening too!
> Jesper Moreau
> '88 5KTQ rocket
> '86 5KTQ stocket
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Robert Mangas <porter_t_dog at hotmail.com>
> Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 03:46:03 +0000
> Subject: Re: Best tool for tie rod ends
> To: jesper5ktqm.audi at gmail.com, qu4ttro at gmail.com, quattro at audifans.com
> 
>   I think you read that wrong- you whack the forged eye, not the end of the
> balljoint.  SOP for Miata ball joints; works a trick.
> 
> >From: jesper moreau <jesper5ktqm.audi at gmail.com>
> >Reply-To: jesper moreau <jesper5ktqm.audi at gmail.com>
> >To: Drew Boyd <qu4ttro at gmail.com>,list submissions <quattro at audifans.com>
> >Subject: Re: Best tool for tie rod ends
> >Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 22:43:17 -0500
> >
> >yeah and potentially mangle your threads and if the ball begins to
> >spin... then what?
> >Well, I guess I just prefer to use the proper c clamp puller and
> >Get-er-done!
> >No offense
> >
> >Jesper Moreau
> >'88 5KTQ rocket
> >'86 5KTQ stocket
> >
> >
> >On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:54:16 -0500, Drew Boyd <qu4ttro at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Or just smack the eye that the bolt goes throgh with a good sized
> > > hammer this shocks em loose 90% of the time.
> > >
> > > On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 21:09:34 -0500, Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com>
> >wrote:
> > > > > Need to change the springs/shocks on my 80 Q and need to get the tie
> >rod
> > > > > end off the strut in the back.  Whose tool works the best without
> > > > > damaging the end boot?
> > > >
> > > > Ironically enough, a tie rod end puller will work well.  Looks like a
> > > > double sided C-clamp - hooks around the strut arm and a threaded rod
> > > > then pushes the bolt part of the tie rod end out of the strut arm.
> > > >
> > > > Should be fairly cheap at a FLAPS.
> > > >
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