Tie Rod Removal

Any advice for removing the tie rod? I began my attempt at installing my new suspension but am having a lot of trouble removing my tie rod. I would like to do it without having a pro do it but I may bight the bullet if I can't get it off.
Thanks.

 

Right at the 5:00min mark is a good explanation. That's what I did to get mine off. You gotta hit it hard enough that it seems you're gonna break the casting and use a hard steel hammer not a soft dead blow. Hit straight into it, not from the side so it can bend. Hit the casting not the tie rod. You want the shock/vibration. Also leave the nut on a couple turns loose so the arm dont drop. Gotta do the same for the upper ball joint...

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Big f**king hammer and hit it until it pops out.

 

The good news is I got it off in the strangest way possible. I hit it another 12 times after making this post and reading your guys replies. It still wouldn’t budge, so I say there for a few seconds then out my hand on the tie rod and wiggled it. It then dropped like as if it taunting me.

bad news is that I nicked the rubber piece underneath it and it’s leaking grease every so slightly. Is this something that I should replace?

 

Outer tie rods are cheap, just make sure your alignment is straight

 

I use a pitman arm type puller tool.

 

Yep.

paid maybe 10-15 for it and it takes seconds to remove the tie rod. Have used it dozens of times. Hammer method never works for me

 

Nicked or cut the boot?

 

Just replace the outer tie rod with the Moog and be done with it. Make sure you measure it and your alignment should be close, but you will have to get it aligned anyway. I always put a bit of anti-seize in that tapered end and it makes it much easier in the future. I do this on UCA ball joint tapered end too. Done dozens of lifts this way.

 

I’m not sure, I can’t see the whole but it would leak grease as I hit it from all the vibration/rattle.

 

Well, if it’s leaking I’d replace the boot.

 

As an update. I’m onto the other side and I’m stuck once again with the lower tie rod end. I’m wacking it with limited space as I can’t turn the steering wheel. I tried some rust penetrant but haven’t got any luck yet. The upper boots came right out with 3-4 hits from the hammer.

Edit: Got it off with a mallet.