Track Rod End Removing

1. Steve Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 19910 CW Honda Integra DC5

   #1 23rd February 2008, 09:05

   Cant get the fuckers off the strut
   Last time when i undone the nuts they came off by hand, special way of getting them off?
   
   Twated with a hammer numerous of times
   Only thing stopping me getting the strut off.
   
   Got a ball joint seperator which is doing sweet fuck all really.
2. Sean Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2005 St Andrews United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7384 Green mk1 vtr/s and Focus zetec

   #2 23rd February 2008, 12:43

   ball joint splitter usually does the trick. Try turning the ball joint splitter upside down then hitting it a few times, then turning it up the other way and hitting it a few more times. Keep repeating it and it 'should' eventually come off.
3. steve_335 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2007 Wickford, ESSEX Posts: 3094 citroen saxo 1.1 VW polo 1.4 16v Fiesta 1.25

   #3 23rd February 2008, 12:50

   I had that problem, just got angle grinder and cut them and ordered some new ones.
4. Nick_T Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2006 Bristol Posts: 2784 8valve tbh

   #4 23rd February 2008, 13:01

   you using a spanner and an allen key?
   my allen key was rounded off so i had to hammer in a bigger torx bit
5. saxovts140 L-plater Joined: May 2007 crewe Posts: 55 saxo vtr

   #5 23rd February 2008, 16:21

   really big hammer hard as you can never fails
6. Steve Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 19910 CW Honda Integra DC5

   #6 23rd February 2008, 17:54

   blow torch and hammer, fucked the thread bashing it. So need new drop link but the rest of the car is back toghether.
   
   They easy to change? any car parts places open on sundays?