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Tie rod ends rusted into tie rod. 120-130

posted by  pearl on  Sun Jan 7 16:22 CST 2007
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In the process of doing a front end alignment I had to take out the tie rod to unfreeze one of the nuts so I could make the adjustment.
I replaced these ends about four years ago, but nonetheless one of them is really really frozen in there. Then I retrieved another I had in the basement. The ends of THAT one are both really really frozen.
So I tried a little rust breaker voo doo, which is alternating heat (propane) and BP Blaster. No give.
I can't even find a center tie rod for sale, although I'll probably wind up getting one or two ends before I'm done.
Anyone have any nifty tricks for getting those buggers out?





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