What's the best way to remove this? I got the pitman arm side off but can't get the passenger side off. I guess I need to torch it with some heavy duty torch. The damn thing just will not move what to do?
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Riad said:I have got the tie rod/draglink off of the knuckle and the pitman arm. It is off of the truck. I did use a puller to pull both ends off. Problem is the threaded passenger side end. It will not turn. Almost like welded to the rod. I have got the pitman arm side end off of the rod but the end on the other side of the rod is the problem.
beno said:You can't beat the pickle fork ...
Riad said:I got the pickle fork . Getting them out of the knuckles and the pitman arms was a piece of cake. However, I think pickle fork can damage the T/R ends, can make them not reuseable since it can damage the grease seal and what not (I may be wrong on this). I had never seen a tie rod puller. I searched for it all over town, no has it. I also tried the universal puller, some thing like the pitman arm puller. But had to settle for the pickle fork.
beno said:I believe a TRE puller is the same thing as a pickle fork...
Good luck.
CruisinGA said:There are actual "pullers" that do not damage the boot or TRE when used. Pickle forks are more fun though.
jklubens said:Riad,
Just one thing to add. The old tie rods end (if not totally distroyed) may come in handy while on the trail, either yourself or someone else may need one to limp it home if they happen to break one.
Just lookin out for the fellow Cruiserhead!!