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[Stiglookalike]

Any suggestions on undoing the tie rod ball joint nut please.
It’s seized onto the thread / bolt. Everything is just turning together.

Cheers.

[Coalhod]

You might try placing a piece of wood or similar soft item on a floor jack and then applying pressure from the bottom of the tie rod ball joint.  You don't need a lot of pressure, just enough to break the nut loose.

[Midas Mk1]

Nut splitter and a 3/8 electric impact, be off in seconds.

[Stiglookalike]

Nut splitter and a 3/8 electric impact, be off in seconds.

But everything is turning

[Midas Mk1]

Yeah, you split the nut, then use a ball
joint splitter, it's not hard. New nyloc as per any service manual.

[nicklouse]

Any suggestions on undoing the tie rod ball joint nut please.
It’s seized onto the thread / bolt. Everything is just turning together.

Cheers.

Tie rod ball joint?

 

you mean the ball joint nut?

 

top or bottom on on the hub?

[Stiglookalike]

 

Any suggestions on undoing the tie rod ball joint nut please.
It’s seized onto the thread / bolt. Everything is just turning together.

Cheers.

Tie rod ball joint?

 

you mean the ball joint nut?

 

top or bottom on on the hub?

 

The Tie rod ball joint.  The nut  on the top just turns with the bolt/thread.     Ive attached a photo the bits pointed to with the green lines turn together,  how do i grip the thread to release the nut. ?

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Edited by Stiglookalike, 04 July 2023 - 07:17 PM.

[imack]

Put a jack under the track rod end to force the ball pin taper tighter into the steering arm taper as you undo the nut.

[weef]

It might be that even if you get the nut off a new one may not tighten without spinning the pin. Just cut the old nut off and buy a complete new track rod end, fixed.

[Stiglookalike]

Gonna replace anyhow. Yep so that’s a last resort. Ideally want a non destructive solution for future knowledge thanks

[Stiglookalike]

Thank you for everyones help.  Yep this is what worked,  put a jack under it to put pressure on the force the joint together.  Came off fairly easy after that.  
 

 

You might try placing a piece of wood or similar soft item on a floor jack and then applying pressure from the bottom of the tie rod ball joint.  You don't need a lot of pressure, just enough to break the nut loose.

[nicklouse]

 

Thank you for everyones help.  Yep this is what worked,  put a jack under it to put pressure on the force the joint together.  Came off fairly easy after that.  
 

 

You might try placing a piece of wood or similar soft item on a floor jack and then applying pressure from the bottom of the tie rod ball joint.  You don't need a lot of pressure, just enough to break the nut loose.

 

Cool. And we tend to call that the track rod end as it is attached to the rack track rod. The Tie bar is the forward facing bar that bolts to the lower suspension arm.