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Author Topic: Installing tie rods.. now I'm confused..  (Read 839 times)

Offline Kats66Pny

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Re: Installing tie rods.. now I'm confused..
« Reply #25 on: July, 05, 2011, 09:00:53 AM »
Soak 'em with a penetrating oil over night and then put a 1/2" drive (6 pt socket) on 'em and use a long breaker bar to bust them loose. Just slip a long bar or jack handle over the 1/2" drive handle and you should be able to bust them loose fairly easily. Since you have them flopping about on the ground, however, you will need to find someway to hold them somewhat stationary in order to get the full use of the extra leverage the breaker bar will give you.

I can bolt it all back on to the car for leverage.  That's no biggy.

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Re: Installing tie rods.. now I'm confused..
« Reply #26 on: July, 05, 2011, 09:14:17 AM »
Leverage will always be your friend!

A 1/2" or larger impact gun will work too!
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Re: Installing tie rods.. now I'm confused..
« Reply #27 on: July, 05, 2011, 09:32:16 AM »
And wrap the spindle ends up with a rag and tape them closed.  Protect them if you are going to resell them.
   

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Re: Installing tie rods.. now I'm confused..
« Reply #28 on: July, 05, 2011, 10:50:49 AM »
Do you know anyone with a BIG impact wrench?  I was having issues once getting a motor mount bolt off a block on a brand X car.  I had a four foot cheater bar on it, and I was jumping on the darn thing.  Upon the advise of my dad, who's a heavy equipment mechanic, I picked up an impact wrench that has something like 600 ft-lbs of torque in reverse.  I put that on, and the almost instantly the bolt came out with no problems.
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Re: Installing tie rods.. now I'm confused..
« Reply #29 on: July, 05, 2011, 11:32:09 AM »
I'm going to try it again and soak it in pb blaster for a day or two and see if I can't get them apart. If not, I'll take them to classicdoug's shop and see if they can. They have fancy tools there that I don't have.  :thu

 


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