dentedfender Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSteel Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentedfender Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 Not the ball joint, the outer tie rod off of the inner tie rod, ball joint is already off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSteel Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentedfender Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSteel Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskin Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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