Guys,
Thanks for all the advice, I borrowed a 3lb and a 4lb sledge this
evening and after quite a number of solid whacks it came out. Looks
like someone had used a cutting wheel to remove the nut at some time -
there's a groove in the arm and the threads were cut away under the nut.
I got the nut off by forcing it up with a screwdriver while turning it
with a socket (before removing the tie-rod end).
Then I discovered that the replacement tie-rod I have is longer...
There's a non-threaded part which makes it impossible to turn it in far
enough to get the toe anywhere close to right!
Good thing it isn't too far to the shop, hopefully they'll have the
right one.
Ian
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From: peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com [mailto:peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of imothers_2000
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 6:05 PM
To: peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Peugeot-L] Re: Separating a Tie-rod end - how hard should this
be?
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
- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, Ian and Anne <imothers@c...> wrote:
> Looking for some words of advice on this.
> It's a week before the NW Peugeot meet, and I figure I really ought
to
> replace the Right-hand side Tie rod end as it is quite loose.
Problem
> is, it seems fused in place. One weird thing, there was two nuts
> holding it on; the top one came off easily, the bottom one is
stripped
> and turns (it is quite loose) but won't come right off. I have been
> whacking away at it with a ball-joint separator & soaking it in WD
40,
> with zero results. There is enough clearance under the nut for the
> tie-rod end to come free for the arm. The car has 115,000km (72,000
> miles) so maybe this is the original one? I haven't got a welding
> torch, but perhaps could heat things up with a propane torch, is
that a
> good idea? Or, perhaps this is beyond hand tools and needs to go
to a
> shop. Any other ideas?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ian Mothersill
> Vancouver, BC, Canada
> 84 505GL Sedan 5speed
>
>
>
>
>
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