tips to remove tie rod ball joint

garyinwestoz · Post by **garyinwestoz** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:48 pm

has anyone got any tips for removing a tie rod. my right one is moving about too much now.

I've bought a new ball joint tie rod seperator tool .

chow

Karl in KS · Post by **Karl in KS** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 6:45 pm

If your ball joint separator tool is the kind that clamps onto the ball joint, tighten it up good--then if the ball joint doesn't break loose, rap the side of the ball joint with your hammer. Don't be gentle.

garyinwestoz · Post by **garyinwestoz** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 2:07 am

Karl in KS wrote:If your ball joint separator tool is the kind that clamps onto the ball joint, tighten it up good--then if the ball joint doesn't break loose, rap the side of the ball joint with your hammer. Don't be gentle.

thanks for that

fitted the tool tight, tapped the side of the joint, tightened the tool a bit more and pop - off it came

nothing gentle about it that's for sure

now got to find me a new one BMW want $242 ex Germany!

Karl in KS · Post by **Karl in KS** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:42 pm

$242?? Ouch
It's been a few years, but I think I paid about that for a pair of inner plus a pair of outer tie rod ends, that was from my local indie. Check some of the advertisers in the Roundel, like Pelican parts.

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:40 am

Is this the $10.99 requested part?