HELP Please....

[dean_harryman]

I am having trouble with my tie rods....I am replacing them with new ones and I cant get the old ones off....I have removed the steering damper, and all the pins and nuts on the bottom of the tie rods....however, no matter what i do I cannot get the tie rods off....I have tried hammering on the bottom(where the threds are) and I have tried using a 2 jaw puller....I just cant get them off....and I have to get to work tommorow at 10:30 pm.....please help I am between a rock and a hard place....Thanks...-DEAN-
btw....I have a stock 64 with ball joint rod ends...

[rip]

best bet would be to soak them in a petetrating fluid. but the hammer should work, you used two hammers right? one at the spindle and the other to tap the tie end?

other than that a tie rod puller, but the 2 jaw puller should have worked too...

push comes to shove you can try to remove the spindle and then you can put the thing in a vise or something and go at it, with link pins you just have to remember how many shims and where they went.

[dean_harryman]

thank you for the speedy post....I got one off....finally...I put a bottle jack under the tie end (on the thread side) and smashed the heck out of the arm that is on the spindel.....but I cant get either of the inner tie ends off for anything....I may have to break out the torch......if anyone else has an idea i am listening Tommorow I am going to do some more hammering and if I cant get them off I am going to just take off the arm off thr steering box and then replace all the tie rods themselves too....thank for your help rip....

[rip]

well that's good, and I agree. if you still can't get the inner ones to move I'd try to get the assembly out, the pitman arm and everything.

if you do try and use the torch just be carful, not a lot of room down there, and the master cylinder down there too. I'd try to do without.

good luck

[petevw]

I've always used a tie rod fork thingy. It comes apart easily, but destroys the rubber boot. I think its called a pickle fork.

[dean_harryman]

I want to thank all of you who gave sutch speedy replys....I got them off....with a pickle fork(lol) I had never heard of it but now I own one....that tool was the key I had the old noes off and the new ones on in like 4 hours....and it cleared up the play in my steering and handeling ability greatly....I am so relevied.....now i cant wait to put porsche suspencion on this thing....that will be sweet....what I want to do is buy a super beetle with no engine/tranny and build up a racing motor and get a performance tranny, all porsche suspension and 4 way disk brakes...and some low pro tires....and a custom body kit.....and I AM going to do it....lol....thanks again guys...ttyl

[petevw]

when would you be looking for a super?

[dean_harryman]

depends on how much.....if the price is right....then now....