Tried and impact wrench but the bolt just spins in the tie rod end when i try to install the bolt

 

Drop the car down and put a load on the tie rod end, the weight will allow the shaft to stop turning most of the time..... sometimes a prypar or a gentle pair of channel-locks work too! Good luck!

 

so is it okay to turn the wheels so i can get in there to tighten it, even though the nut is barely on there?

 

you must mean in the bolt on top . give it a hit with the hammer underneath this will jam the taper of the tie rod into the steering arm of the upright .
or CARFULLY put the jack under the tie rod end and use it to push the tie rod up. and hammer the steering arm down .
the other thing is thread repair around the drilled hole . use the edge of a 2nd cut half round file to file in the thread use some thread grease then when the nut starts to bind on the bur tap it sidways with tap with a small hammer trying to do it up with the hammer be sure there is at least 2 threads engaged this will knock the thread back in n shape with the nut .

 

i am not sure i understand the idea about the thread repair, the tie rod bolt is already sticking up through the knuckle it just spins, but your saying if i hit it upwards from the bottom the bolt will stop spinning?

 

The bolt that you say is already sticking up is tapered, so by hitting it in the direction that you installed it will **JAM** the bolt into the hole on the spindle further and should stop spinning.

 

yeh but the jack under it pushing up is more efective

 

Agreed, note I did say "should stop spinning".

 

use a jack to put load on the control arm

 

Use a NEW nut -- chances are, you hammered on the nut (to not damage the threads) when you were taking the tie rod off, and deformed it some...

 

new nut and tie rod end, what will putting the jack under the control arm do?

 

Use a jack and put it under the tie rod end. Jack it up just enough (not much) to push the tapered end up and force it to stop turning. put the nut on, tighten it, pin it, and lower the jack - don't forget to add grease if applicable.

 

Put the jack on the bottom side of the tie rod end to "press" it up into the taper. The friction should be enough to keep it from spinning.

p.s. Use an OLD nut that has most of it's "self locking" features worn down.

 

it will do nothing to help your problem. sorry didn't read carefully, put the jack under the tie rod end as others have stated.