Intrepid outer tie rod end. cant figure removal

[tomcat27]

I have the tie rod broken loose from the spindle assembly, and the pinch nut loose. I cant figure out how to unthread the tie rod end. !?!?!?

 

[Hokiefyd]

Does the inner tie rod turn with it? If it's threaded into the inner tie rod, you should be able to hold the inner rod fast with a pair of locking pliers and unthread the outer rod.

 

[GreeCguy]

Check to see if there's a little pin or rivet on the side of the nut. I know when I did the tie rods on my Ford Taurus, they had little pins that I was able to drive out with a hammer and chisel. After that, it spun right off.

 

[meep]

with my experience with a rather scary LH car, just drive it.

it'll come right off.

(sorry, helpless I know)

 

[NHGUY]

LH cars dont have an inner tie rod end persay.They used center point steering where long rods connect to the center of the rack via rubber bushings.Similar to the GM J cars.Makes steering less precise and those bushings wear fast.