rack is on my garage floor.. and i can not get the stupid tie rod ends off..

i nailed it with liquid wrench and had a wrench holding the rod and pinned against the floor, and when i try to turn the tie rod end, it just start to round out the flat spots on the rod and the wrench pops off... im about to weld something onto the rod but i dont want to get that drastic, i probably didnt even need new ends, but i tore the boots with a pickle fork and since it was already laying on the ground, mine as well..

maybe i should just heat it up to get it off?

any ideas?

 

One side has reverse thread if I remember right....

 

I don't recall there being reverse threads, but if you're talking about the inner ends, part of it is peened into a notch on the rack. That will really hold you up.
Other than that, the threads are pretty large, and if they're locked together, they can be really tough to get apart.
Keep soaking it in PB blaster or Liquid Wrench or whatever, use the biggest tightest-fitting wrench you have, and give it a good smack.

 

Look for a tab thats bent over.......to keep it from coming loose.

 

Are we talking this guy - loosen the jam nut?


or are we talking this guy?

 

YEAH!
I was thinking the 2nd pic.

 

i guess its the 2nd pic if its on the floor. Maybe not if its dangling from the car. I did blister my ***** getting one of those off with a packle fork though.

 

yeah, that one. what jam nut? the end is all one piece

only reason it is on the floor is because i pulled my engine out, so when the rack, crossmember, and control arms came out, thats where it lied. they probably didnt need replacement, but the boot is messed up, and i go over board when i order junk online. i'm gonna attack it again in the morning

 

How about using a line wrench..that will stop the slipping? I think your refering to the nut on it, im not sure.

 

it was slipping off the flats on the rod. i dont think a line wrench could be put on it.

 

Are you sure yours doesn't have a lock nut (as shown in the picture)?

 

wow... ran back out, and i swear it looked like it was one piece, but sure enough, put a wrench on the flat spots on the tie rod end, and on the nut, gave a good yank and came right off...

thanks guys.

/hides in shame

 

Glad to help, bad time to tell you this, but I always mark the exact spot the locknut was at to make sure I get the toe in close when putting it back together. You can also count the number of turns that it takes to remove the tie rod end.

 

i marked them before i got started

 

hmm, I just replaced the tie rod assemblies on both sides and had it done in about 45 minutes from on jack stands to back on the ground. I guess I should feel lucky.