Re: How do I get this tie rod end off?
Soak the threaded tie-rod end with a penetrant like PB-Blaster,
Break-Free, or Liquid Wrench. Spray it a few times and let it soak in overnight, then see if you can't unscrew it. A pipe wrench is ideal but just a big set of waterpump (big) pliers will do it too. These kinds of parts are often stuck together so if you get it apart, be sure to apply a dab of antiseize compound on the tie rod threads before reassembly it. Are you sure the grinding isn't a bad u-joint or perhaps a bad hub? Jerry Eric wrote: > My TJ's been making a lot of noises when steering lately. To the point I > could hold my cell phone out the window and the person on the other end > could hear the grinding. > > After much checking, it seemed that the tie rod end at the drag link was the > culprit. To be honest, I can't seem to finger it, but a buddy of mine > crawled under there and swore that was the one. If it were left to me, I'd > probably have to replace all of the ones on the passenger side. > > Anyhow, getting it out of the drag link just took a minute. Piece of cake. > Loosened the retainer. Again, easy stuff. The problem is getting it out of > the tie rod. I've got a pretty long pipe-wrench on the tie rod end and > can't get it to come loose. Seems like the end is stuck in the tie rod. > After playing around with the end itself, I just can't see how that's making > the noise, though. I put it back (since I can't get it out!) and wonder if > the noise isn't another ball joint. I think it could be the joint at the > top of the knuckle (the part the caliper attaches to). I know if you shoot > grease into that zerk it comes right out of the dust boot. > > Any thoughts? How do you get a tie rod end out when it's stuck like that? > Honestly, this could be a lack-of-muscle issue, but I had good leverage. > > Eric > 99 TJ SE > > > -- Jerry Bransford PP-ASEL N6TAY See the Geezer Jeep at http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/ -------------= Posted from Ugroups.com =------------- ---= Fast & Free Web Portal to Usenet Newsgroups =--- -------------= http://www.ugroups.com/ =------------- |
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