Tie-Rod Removal Tool
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Tie-Rod Removal Tool
I have tried to pull my tie rods off of my spindle assembly and after 20+ years they do not want to budge. What tools do you guys use to pop these things apart? I don't want to ruin them I have a tie rod tool but it doesn't want to stay on long oenough to pop it off.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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This is pretty simple if you do it right. Get a nice big hammer, a few pounds will do, and hit the spindle, not the tie rod, right where the tie rod drops through the spindle. Give it a few good whacks to loosen the rust and crap. Then it should come right out. Sometimes all you need is a little persuasion!
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Pickle fork if you dont care about saving the tie rod ends. Otherwise PepBoys and most auto stores have a universal tie rod removal tool that works great. See picture below..
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Hussam is right... the boots did get a little nicked up. Not too bad though, I'd reuse them if I had to... but I don't as I'll be swapping this power rack to early tie rods.
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I used exactly the same puller, bought at Kragen's if I recall. Worked like a charm. Hitting the spindle didn't work for me on 20 year tie-rods.
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This is pretty simple if you do it right. Get a nice big hammer, a few pounds will do, and hit the spindle, not the tie rod, right where the tie rod drops through the spindle. Give it a few good whacks to loosen the rust and crap. Then it should come right out. Sometimes all you need is a little persuasion!
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+1 pickle fork. One time I couldn't find my pickle fork so I tried using a monkey wrench as a pickle fork and that actually worked well for me.
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I've been using one like this for years. I put a penny between the tool and the shaft end to protect the threads. It takes a lot of pressure and they usually come loose with a bang.
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