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removing tie rod ends, terrano
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:26 pm
by u13turbo
Trying to get the tierods off the draglink, just to replace my draglink, I've fucked the little boots on the tierods with a splitter tool and the still havnt even split. Is there an easier way? bloody great cos its ended up costing me more, i'll need new tie rods....
Re: removing tie rod ends, terrano
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:41 pm
by Crash bandicoot
from memory they are pressed in, did you remove the cir-clips (depends on model)?
most likley covered in dirt and grease
Re: removing tie rod ends, terrano
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:45 pm
by u13turbo
Crash bandicoot wrote:from memory they are pressed in, did you remove the cir-clips (depends on model)?
most likley covered in dirt and grease
Cant see any circlips, iv got my tie rod splitter in there, hit it fricken hard with slegde hammer many times and it aint budging..... what a #### up, i kinda need to use it for work tomorrow and i dont think thats gonna happen now.
D21 btw, 1991
Re: removing tie rod ends, terrano
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:01 pm
by mud_slinger
there are no circlips on the ball joints. keep perservering with it. you'll get there. prob rusted in place
Re: removing tie rod ends, terrano
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:19 pm
by u13turbo
mud_slinger wrote:there are no circlips on the ball joints. keep perservering with it. you'll get there. prob rusted in place
Got it done, boots on the tie rods are farked, will i need to buy new tie rods now? or will they last ages?
Re: removing tie rod ends, terrano
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:21 pm
by meatc
You should be able to buy the boots.
Re: removing tie rod ends, terrano
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:30 pm
by gimmemud
The boot is there to hold the grease in so would say you'll need new ones. Wouldn't have thought they'd be too expensive.
Re: removing tie rod ends, terrano
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:51 pm
by mudlva
just a little thread hijack
can you just buy the rubber boots and if so from where??
cheers hijack over
Re: removing tie rod ends, terrano
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:58 pm
by sibainmud
That's what these bad-boys are for, popping tie rods and ball joints without rooting the boots or the nut threads.
Takes about 10 mins to change a tie-rod end
Cheers,
Re: removing tie rod ends, terrano
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 9:18 pm
by mudlva
sibainmud wrote:That's what these bad-boys are for, popping tie rods and ball joints without rooting the boots or the nut threads.
Takes about 10 mins to change a tie-rod end
Cheers,
nice where abouts do you get those from??
Re: removing tie rod ends, terrano
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:52 pm
by sibainmud
Re: removing tie rod ends, terrano
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 2:53 pm
by kiwipete
mudlva wrote:just a little thread hijack
can you just buy the rubber boots and if so from where??
cheers hijack over
I got some from a place in Epsom Rd here in Chch, but I cannot for the life of me remember the name of the place.
Re: removing tie rod ends, terrano
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 2:56 pm
by kiwipete
mudlva wrote:sibainmud wrote:That's what these bad-boys are for, popping tie rods and ball joints without rooting the boots or the nut threads.
Takes about 10 mins to change a tie-rod end
Cheers,
nice where abouts do you get those from??
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/SearchResults.aspx?searchType=all&searchString=ball+joint+separator&type=Search&generalSearch_keypresses=11&generalSearch_suggested=20