outer tie rod end

[ampsman]

How the hell do i seperate the outer tie rod end from the inner, the outer tie rod seems like its frozen on there.

[panchovisa]

Leave the ball joint attached to steering arm (holds crap in position so you don't need 3 hands). Slide steering rack bellows back towards steering rack until you see two wrench flats. Break jam nut loose at tie rod end. Turn "ball jointed" threaded extension from the steering rack (the part with the two wrench flats) the proper direction. One side of car is right hand threads, and the other side is left hand threads. Look for an "L" on jam nut/rod end, or better yet just examine direction of threads (compare to a standard bolt if your not sure). Use plenty of WD-40 and give the ball joint a couple of sharp raps to break rust loose. Wear your knuckle buster glooves and have at it.

[auxilary]

yup. as mentioned above, the driver's side (US) is reverse threaded.

[ZmeFly]

Hell of a how to panch, very good post!

[panchovisa]

Thanks guys, but we still haven't heard back from ampsman. He's the final critic ya-know.

Had to do a tie rod end on the wife's car. Outside (Z is in single townhouse garage, torn apart), in the snow (8" new) at minus 5 degrees (regular, not wind chill). By necessity had er done in 45 minutes from jack up to jack down. Then it was margaritta-ville until I could feel my fingers again.

[ampsman]

Muchos Gracias! Great write-up! One more thing checked off my list.