tie rod end stuck

[loba]

So I'm having a HELLUVA time getting my outer tie rod end off the knuckle. I tried the hit the knuckle and pry bar the tie rod trick, the pickle fork, and the ever popular curse incessantly.

Any other thoughts? I don't have a gear puller otherwise I would've already done it the easy way. And the last time I tried a tie rod puller on this car it spun off and left a giant dent on my threads.

 

[Detective Coating]

PB blaster. Torch. They are a huge PITA

 

[loba]

I just put pb blaster on and I started to torch the side and the boot was starting to bubble so I stopped. Where should I torch?

 

[Detective Coating]

Are you talking about the endlinks? Your best bet is to get them out of there and replace them so you don't have the same problem if you have to take them off again.

 

[loba]

Yeah the end links that attach to the axles. They desperately need to be replaced due to the pickle fork that didn't work SHREDDING the boot. Shreeeeeedding it.

 

[loba]

So should I just torch the axle side? And let the boot bubble a bit?

 

[loba]

Anyone have any ideas? I'm having a HELL of a time with this.

4 lbs mallet? dead blow hammer? Cut it to little tiny immeasurable pieces?

 

[nlzn]

I ended up having to replace my outter the last time i took the hub off because it was seized.

PB blaster, soak, torch and sledge the bolt/bushing.
You'll have to replace the outter piece after this, 10bucks @ oreilly's.

 

[cheap90gsx]

Your best bet is to have a friend stand on the pickle fork while you blast it with a hammer.

 

[loba]

Hammer, pb blaster, body weight, torch, destruction.

The funny thing is it seized after a week of being on. Must've got some water in it.

 

[knochgoon24]

PB Blaster, a pickle fork, and a 3lb sledge hammer have done the trick for me. I'll spray it, let it sit, then hammer the pickle fork in, let it sit while I get some food, then really beat on it.

 

[loba]

Got it off with a torch. Turned the boot into charcoal but I was planning on replacing it anyway. Now it's time for an alignment WOO!