Llama Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 any ideas here? the rod end and locking nut are stuck pretty hard on to the tie rod. the ball joint has been popped and rest of that sides suspension has been removed. has been soaked in crc and had me pulling on the locking nut and dad pulling on the tie rod end with wrenches and got no-where. I presume I could heat it? what would I use? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poo Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Heat, lots and lots of heat. then ad more heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 bigger hammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkoutnz Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 What he said ^^ Then if that doesn't work, apply some heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Then more heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 already tried with sledge hammer on wrenches. it's hard to stop it moving. don't have much room to fit any bigger pipes. I presume a hair dryer won't be enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkoutnz Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 already tried with sledge hammer on wrenches. it's hard to stop it moving. don't have much room to fit any bigger pipes. I presume a hair dryer won't be enough? Oxy/acetalene bro! Don't think LPG would be enough either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkoutnz Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 What's the feasability of dropping the whole steering rack and/or bring/drive the car to my work in Silverdale. Got access to oxy here and can give it a good hit for ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Put the joint back in its tapered hole and throw the nut on a few turns - should then get a spanner in and crack the lock nut off - you'll struggle to do it with the joint out of its taper.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durty Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 if you can drop the whole rack, bang it in a vice, use wrench + sledge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 Put the joint back in its tapered hole and throw the nut on a few turns - should then get a spanner in and crack the lock nut off - you'll struggle to do it with the joint out of its taper.. Except the steering arm isn't attached to the kingpin and the kingpin is not attached to the wishbone arms which aren't attached to the car... Will investigate taking the whole rack out. Probably safer than me with a blowtorch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkoutnz Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Offer stands if you can get it all to silverdale. We unsieze a lot of siezed shit (kinda happens when most of the stuff we work on has lived in salt water). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 Offer stands if you can get it all to silverdale. We unsieze a lot of siezed shit (kinda happens when most of the stuff we work on has lived in salt water). Will see after its out. Last time we tried getting braking the trunion off the kingpin for the otherside we broke the vice off the bench... :\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Whats the possibility of getting a new rack end? TBH I would just chop it off and replace the lot, but I don't have parts issues with any of my cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty_leppa Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 if you are struggling to get the nut off now that its out of the taper, put a jack under the ball joint and put some weight onto it, then you should be able to undo the nut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 You will probably get enough heat with a heat gun. You are only trying to expand the nut pint fuck all of a mm. If this fails split the nut with a cut off disc. I'm assuming it's not a left hand thread and that you are cranking the right direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 pipe wrenches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegoose Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 the 2 hammer trick also works on nuts jus sayan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 spot of weld on the nut face enough to get it hot then coal chisel on that glowing spot of weld, it'll damn near slip off if its fine thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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