bronzeback5

Does one need the tie rod removal tool to remove the inner tie rod. Or does it have a place towards the outer end where you can get a wrench on it. Thanks.

maxwedge

You need the tool.

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bronzeback5

Allright, i dug into it after work and everything went good for once. I got the outer tie rod off and the boot for the inner tie rod. I borrowed a tool from autozone to remove the inner tie rod. They gave me Saginaw tie rod tool part # OEM27042. I tried to put it over the joint and i cannot get it to fit on it. I noticed that the new inner i bought has somewhat of a hex head on it that the tool would grip onto. The inner that is on the car is just smooth, no hex for the tool to grab onto. What am i to do now? I see that there is another company that sells a tie rod tool kit that comes with different crows feet for different size tie rods, but i am thinking that would do me no good since the one i am dealing with is perfectly round. Arrrggghh, things were going so smooth. It never fails, never. Any help?

bronzeback5

maxwedge

Measure the the nut size then match it up to a crow foot with a long extension.

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bronzeback5

The inner rod that is on there has no nut on there. It is totally round unlike the replacement i bought.

HotZ28

This may sound crude but it works, use a small pipe wrench!

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bronzeback5

I managed to get some vise-grips on it and it busted loose as soon as i cranked on it. Well, i thought it did. Come to find out it had a plastic sleeve covering the head of it. So i popped it off with a hammer and screwdriver and there she be, an inner tie rod with a hex head that fit perfectly in the tool. One last question. The shaft that the inner screws into has alot of rusty looking grease on it. Should i just clean it up and put a thick layer of grease back on it? Does it matter what type of grease. Thanks.

HotZ28

Most tie -rod ends come with a small dispenser of synthetic grease for this purpose, did you not you have one included with the package? If not, use typical wheel bearing grease, synthetic is better!

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