I cant get the outer tie rod off of the inner tie rod on my 84 gl and was wondering if anyone had any tricks to getting this part off? thanks, jacob.

im guessing your trying to get the ball joint off?

 

take the nut off the top spray the whole thing with some crc or wd40 or pbblaster or whatever you have

belt the side of the steering knuckle with a big hammer

it should then just fall out

 

if it dosent then put a block of wood or something that wont damage the threads on top of it and belt it straight out

 

 

the key is in the belting... you gotta have a go

Not the ball joint, the outer tie rod off of the inner tie rod, ball joint is already off.

ah well.. youve done the hard part

 

they just unscrew in the normal unscrew direction

 

crack the lock nut loose then there should be a flat spot on the tie rod

just hold that with a shifter and wind the tie rod end loose

 

might need some more of that crc/wd40/pbblaster or whatever u use

i tired to crack it loose today but it didnt budge, so i gave it a shower in wd 40 and pbblaster. For the lock nut I would need to tighten it correct? to bring it away from the outer tierod?

theyre all standard thread nuts

 

if your sitting under the car with your head in the middle and looking toward the end of the tie rod

then the locknut will turn anti-clockwise

the tierod end will turn clockwise

 

if they dont want to come loose, get a bigger spanner or put a bit of pipe over it for more leverage

Ok, l'm guessing you have already removed the tie rod end from the steering knuckle, if this is the case, put it back on, crack the locknut on the tie rod and then drop the tie rod end from the knuckle. lt should now unscrew without difficulty.