watson30

Just finished everything up front for my 5lug swap, the only problem im having is moving my tire rods they wont budge. Any special tools needed? or what tools do you use to disconect it.

Thanks

capri debris

TIRE RODS??? I always though they were called TIE RODS. Anyway, use an impact gun.

watson30

I dont have an impact gun... only hand tools.

watson30

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capri debris

Do you have the cotter pin and nut off? That is what the impact is for, so if they are already off and you can't get them to seperate from the spindle then you will need a special wedge shaped, two pronged fork to use with a hammer to pop them off. Sometimes you can get lucky and just striking them with a hammer will pop them off if you don't have a fork.

watson30

I got them off the spindle im talking about twisting them off

watson30

Im talking about taking them off the actual steering rack thread. Any special technique used to do so?

capri debris

There is a lock nut on them and two flat spots on the tie rod itself... get two wrenches and loosen the lock nut, then just spin the whole unit off the end of the steering rod. When you get ready to spin them off, count how many turns it takes to get them off and when you put the new one on, put it back on the same number of turns and it will keep the alignment pretty close to how it was before you changed them... but you still have to get it aligned because it won't be perfect. That is just to get you close enough to drive it to the alignment shop.

watson30

Well im just turning them out a bit so my sn-95 spindles line up right... I see the flat spot your talking about on the shaft but the lock nut looks like its a part of the actual tie rod shaft it. Ill give it a shot

watson30

They wont even budge... do you know the exact sizes needed?