[s-cars] Tie Rod end removal?

[Kirby Smith]

This is really a job for a pneumatic hammer, which will vibrate the rust
loose.  Or try PB Blaster and wait for a while, or use a lot of heat. 
Depending on the value of your time, repeated over the life of the car,
it may be more economical to buy a new one and coat the threads with
NeverSeize or equivalent before reassembling.

kirby


Fred Munro wrote:
> 
> Ron;
> 
> I'm assuming from your post that you can't unthread the tie rod end out of
> the tie rod.
> 
> The threaded end of the tie rod is slotted and bevelled like a collet. The
> nut on the tie rod end pushes a compression sleeve against the bevel and
> collapses the tie rod onto the tie rod end threads to lock the assembly.
> Backing off the nut usually leaves the compression sleeve in place. A few
> well directed love taps with a hammer will move the compression sleeve and
> release the tie rod end. Now all you have to worry about is the corrosion
> welding the threads together :o)
> 
> HTH
> 
> Fred Munro
> '94 S4
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Dooksniffer at aol.com
> Sent: April 24, 2004 5:02 PM
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> Subject: [s-cars] Tie Rod end removal?
> 
> Iv'e got the end out of the eyelet and backed off the locking nut, but I
> cannot get the thing to budge from the assembly.  It's hard to get much
> torque on
> it cause their ain't no nut to put a wrench on.  There's got to be a trick.
> 
> Ron W.
> in over my head again
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