inner tie rod tricks?

[99ram360]

alright guys i need a little help here im changing the passenger outer tie rod, and the drivers inner bolt part just spins....i cant hold it tight enough to thread the nut on there...are there any tricks or anything you guys have come up with?

 

[HKkid]

Have you tried a strap wrench?

 

[Mopar1973Man]

Use a impact gun and typical get it right off.

If you have to hit the bottom of the tie rod head upwards to drive the tapper back in the seat hopefully get it to bite again.

 

[99ram360]

i don't have a strap wrench and i have tried hitting yet. i've already changed the tie rod im just putting everything back together. how much are the strap wrenches?

 

[HKkid]

Not sure man....Harbor Freight probably has some decent prices.

 

[Rogan68]

If the balljoint shaft is spinning, take a pickle-fork and get it started, to apply a little longitudinal tension on the ball joint, then try to wring the TRE nut off with an impact. Speed and power is essential in getting that thing loose when it's in that condition.

Another option is to have someone apply a little steering tension to it w/o the truck running; all you're after is some resistance to the shaft to try and hold it. Again, use air!
Hope this helps, and good luck!

 

[99ram360]

If the balljoint shaft is spinning, take a pickle-fork and get it started, to apply a little longitudinal tension on the ball joint, then try to wring the TRE nut off with an impact. Speed and power is essential in getting that thing loose when it's in that condition.

Another option is to have someone apply a little steering tension to it w/o the truck running; all you're after is some resistance to the shaft to try and hold it. Again, use air!
Hope this helps, and good luck!

thanks ill go give that a try!

 

[99ram360]

well we got her all on there...i ended up tying a rope around the inner tie rod where it meets the passenger side one and stuck a bar in it and just wound the crap out it and used the impact and it went on there...just need to get an alignment pretty bad now haha guess i didnt count the threads quite right...whatever

 

[Rogan68]

cool, glad you got it!

 

[99ram360]

ya its a lil embarrassing it took me 4 hours with a few breaks in between haha oh well though its done

 

[Rogan68]

meh, it happens! took me an hour last weekend to replace an oil pressure sensor on my Cummins.. I just couldn't get it, and it's a butter job to do.. Again, **** happens

Took me 7 hrs to replace 2 ball joints on my D60 front axle.. But it was a total PITA LOL

 

[rambob]

I had to use a ratchet strap on my jeep

 

[99ram360]

I had to use a ratchet strap on my jeep

haha thats what i was gona use but i couldnt friggin find one...what you got for a jeep my old lady has a 04 tj with the 4.0 dogamatic though

 

[99ram360]

i hate ball joints im hoping i dont have to do mine for a while

 

[rambob]

I had a 99 tj. Traded it for the ram. It had the 4 cyl

 

[99ram360]

sweet i like jeeps but hate working on it all the time

 

[bigbadram1500]

Sounds like quite the job, glad you got 'er done.

 

[99ram360]

ya me too i feel a lot safer now haha. hopefully can get it aligned this week