- James Rabin <rabin505@sasktel.net> wrote:
> OK - I thought you said it was turning and you
> weren't able to get the nut off.
>
> If the assembly doesn't turn at all and it isn't
> coming out, you need to get a BFH and another heavy
> steel object to put on the opposite side of the
> piece holding the tie rod. (The part the tie rod
> goes though - anybody got a name for it? :)
Anvil...
Dolly...
Another BFH (usually works best because it has a
handle!)
The approach James describes is really the way to do
it. Basically the impacts smash the "O" which
releases the bond between the cone shapped rod and the
"O". When the O rebounds, it kicks the cone out.
Regards,
Ben Pender
>
> It's going to sound odd - but it works so trust me.
> You need to hold the heavy steel piece of steel on
> one side of the arm and then strike the other side
> of the arm with good hard blows from the BFH. This
> should release the tie rod from the arm - but make
> sure that nut can thread right off or you run into
> the problem I thought you had.
>
> It's kind of hard to describe - so if you're looking
> down at the top of the tie rod nut (the O), then
> you'd be striking the suspension arm that the tie
> rod goes through. Striking the arm with another
> metal piece on the other side always works if done
> properly - the tie rod will usually just pop right
> out.
>
> ----> O <-----
>
> Sounded odd when I was first shown - but with this
> method I never really use my tie rod separator
> unless I can't get a good swing or if I can't place
> a nice heavy steel object on the other side. It's
> very important that the arm is "sandwiched" my the
> impact.
>
> Hope that helps...
>
> ***Note: BFH stands for Big F$%cking Hammer in case
> you wondering.
>
> Rabin
>
> --------------------
>
> Hi All,
> Thanks for the suggestions, but I see from the
> responses I didn't
> word my problem very well (too late at night I
> guess).
>
> The problem is the tie rod end won't come out of the
> arm. I have a
> grinder I can use to demolish the nut. There's a
> good size gap under
> the nut, it isn't in the way.
>
> I have been using a ball joint separator (one of the
> wedge-shaped
> things with two tines) both banging on the end
> (using the pressure of
> driving in the wedge between the arm and tie-rod to
> separate them)
> and using the separator as a lever, but neither has
> worked. I'm
> using a 16oz (carpenter's) hammer, perhaps this
> isn't heavy enough?
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Ian
>
>
>
>
>
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