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replacing a tierod

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replacing a tierod

Post by nicbeer »

Hey

Whats the best way to get the tierod end off?

got a new one coming from the warehouse today.

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Post by joel HJ60 »

Disconnected from the steer arm or unscrewed?
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Post by nicbeer »

Yes disconnected from steering arm already. That was a Pita to start with :)

so yeh after the easiest way to unscrew it.

Only tried quickly with locking pliers this morning and no joy. left it soaking with Inox and will give it a bash later.
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Post by joel HJ60 »

Keep soaking. Heat will help if it gets that far.
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Post by RAY185 »

You've undone the retaining clamp havent you? :D

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Post by nicbeer »

RAY185 wrote:You've undone the retaining clamp havent you? :D

Stilsons are your friend.
clamp?

its already off the steering arm (castle nut and pin are undone)

hrm stilsons, good idea, time to go borrowing
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Post by 80's_delirious »

be sure you turn it the right way, one end will be left hand thread.
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Post by RAY185 »

nicbeer wrote:
RAY185 wrote:You've undone the retaining clamp havent you? :D

Stilsons are your friend.
clamp?

its already off the steering arm (castle nut and pin are undone)
Not sure what zooks use (assuming you're working on the one in your sig) but Toyotas use a retaining clamp to lock the tie rod onto the tie rod end. Disregard the tags in this pic as they are referring to a power steering swap but you can clearly see the clamp on the RH tie rod end.
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Post by nicbeer »

ahh got ya Ray.

Yeh zooks just have a threaded pipe basically, no clamps.
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Post by CHIEF88 »

heat gun till its nice and hot and then ur locking pliers with a metre of pipe over them for leverage should turn.
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Post by RAY185 »

nicbeer wrote:ahh got ya Ray.

Yeh zooks just have a threaded pipe basically, no clamps.
You got a pic? I would have thought there would at least be a lock nut on the thread to stop the tie rod from turning.
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Post by want33s »

Before you start, measure the distance from end to end and when fitting the new end wind it in till it measures the same.
A... Tie rod end
B... Lock nut (left hand thread)
C... Adjuster
D... Lock nut (right hand thread)
E... Tie rod.

Hold the adjuster (C) with a spanner and loosen the lock nut (B) and then unscrew the tie rod end (A).. It's left hand thread, so it's backwards to normal.
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