title pretty much says it all. i cant get it off the tie rod. im changing the outer tie rod. its a 2001 gp gt all i really have tool wise is sockets and a hammer and a small propane torch. any help is appreciated.
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03-19-2014
title pretty much says it all. i cant get it off the tie rod. im changing the outer tie rod. its a 2001 gp gt all i really have tool wise is sockets and a hammer and a small propane torch. any help is appreciated.
03-19-2014
Did you back off the lock nut?
Other than that all it takes is muscles. Once the lock nut is backed off the tie rod should spin without too much effort.
03-19-2014
If the inner tie rod is rusted to the outer, good luck getting it off easy.
A propane torch wont get it hot enough, but you could hold it there for 5 min or so to try and help it. Smacking the outer tie rod can help break free some rust aswell.
03-19-2014
Yeah it depends on which you're having trouble with, the nut on the joint or the jam nut. Both can cause problems but it's usually the jam nut. I had a really hard time with one on a ford at work and the key to it is simply, leverage. I used a long pipe wrench on the inner and a large crescent with a pipe, made a loud crack when it broke loose, kinda scared me but that's what it took. The nut on the joint can be an issue sometimes if the tapered part breaks loose before the nut does. I use an impact at work and I clean the threads and put some oil on them first so it comes off as easily as possible without breaking the tapered part loose, that's all that's stopping the threads from turning too.
03-20-2014
The lock nut wasn't the problem it's the tie rod. I finally got my step dad to come out with his torch he got it off in 30 seconds lol but thanks for the help I'm doing the other one today I might have to get some bigger wrenches
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03-20-2014
PB blaster is your friend. Soak it, bang on it a bit, soak it some more, get a burger, come back 20 minutes later with a pair of the biggest vicegrips you can find, take a hit of PCP, yell a curse at the UAW for underengineering their crap, and yank that sucker off.
For extra torque, use a pipe as a redneck wrench extension.
03-20-2014
Lol! Okay I will do exactly that
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03-20-2014
Curse at the engineers that designed it, not the UAW line that installed what they were given...lol
And yeah - a breaker bar is your friend...a breaker bar with a 7 foot steel pipe is your BEST friend...
03-20-2014
MAP gas. I use it all the time. 1 minute of direct heat on the outer tie rod. You can loosen the jam nut or just twist of the end with good leather gloves. Also map gas transfers 3x more heat then propane and lasts quite awhile.
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