Subject	I had to use a tie rod puller on the rear outer tie rods.
Posted by	Wright (Ca) on January 21, 2010 at 3:33 PM
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In Reply To	How do you remove the outer tierod from the spindle? posted by collegeboy on January 21, 2010 at 03:08 PM
Message	Rented it from autozone. I was surprised at the amount of force it took to separate the tie rod from the ball joint. There's no way I could have hammered it off without damaging something. Formerly: ZEVAN (Ca), Evan3zx(ca) Xbox live GT: kidding Me 1991 CRP TT 1993 Pearl White NA
Follow Ups	How do you remove the outer tierod from the spindle? - collegeboy 15:08:01 01/21/10 I had no luck with that method either. - opus300zx 15:18:52 01/21/10 2nd (n/m) - Turnerscasa (Dallas) 15:55:21 01/21/10 Are you replacing the outer tie rod end? If so, you can - 300MPH 15:23:07 01/21/10 I had to use a tie rod puller on the rear outer tie rods. - Wright (Ca) 15:33:40 01/21/10 PB Blaster and a hammer worked perfectly! - collegeboy 16:05:06 01/21/10 Lets see some pics (n/m) - MannyB 16:35:20 01/21/10 Sorry dude. I didn't really take pictures. - collegeboy 08:33:15 01/22/10 Re: PB Blaster and a hammer worked perfectly! - toykoz32 16:57:35 01/21/10 You have to hammer the body of the spindle to vibrate - Ashman2k2 17:35:18 01/21/10 When I did mine..... - zx299 17:41:01 01/21/10 yes i used a puller tool as well - gt300zxtt 20:47:05 01/21/10 Pickle Fork. - Jehannum 18:37:49 01/21/10 Negative. Will ruin boot. (n/m) - Ashman2k2 19:02:14 01/21/10 2nd that big time. just experienced it (n/m) - KasbeKZ 19:05:49 01/21/10 Energy Suspension 913104-G: $3.99 (n/m) - Jehannum 19:10:24 01/21/10 Good to know. But still not the optimal technique. - Ashman2k2 19:15:30 01/21/10 The correct answer is a Tie Rod/Pitman Arm Puller - aliaZ 20:47:54 01/21/10 Same one I used, worked perfectly. (n/m) - Wright (Ca) 21:10:44 01/21/10 i've been meaning to pick one of these up. (n/m) - Halo Z 22:14:12 01/21/10 I use this tool. I think Sears sells it as well. - Woody75 (Denver) 08:18:47 01/22/10 thanks for the link - aliaZ 11:34:22 01/22/10 I think this is the tool listed/shown in the manual as well. (n/m) - Woody75 (Denver) 10:41:50 01/26/10
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