[andy1517]

How do you remove a tie rod end?
I heard that you can't hit the bolt, as they expand??
I dont have a puller at my place?
Any hints?
94 swb sierra

[andy1517]

Also when replaceing, do you grease the new tie rods?

[Jccck]

If you're meaning the tapered balljoint?

Get a tyre lever and put some pressure on it, like you're levering it apart
Keep the nut just on the thread, so you dont hit the thread.. And so the thing wont just fly off!

Hit it with a hammer on the bit the taper goes through.. Maybe put a big block of wood or something beneath it to give you something to hit into.. Works better when you can get a real solid hit

[matty87]

getting the tapper out of the eye?

hammer and hit the eye it will loosen up and pop straight out you will prolly need to hit it fairly hard.

[andy1517]

it's bloody hard to get to, its right up against the drum.
Do you think i need to hammer the bolt and the surrounding area?

Thanks guys, will hit it harder!

[tanshi]

dont hammer the bolt!

you need to hit the side of the eye that the bolt goes through

[andy1517]

what if you have already hit the bolt....??

I wil hit the surrounding area....must have to hit it bloody HARD@!

[tanshi]

it can damage the treads and stop you from putting it back on properly.

a large hammer and a few swift hits should do it as long as you have pressure on the rod downward aswell

[andy1517]

JUST GOT IT OUT!!

Do you need to grease the new ones?

[JrZook]

andy1517 wrote:

JUST GOT IT OUT!!

Do you need to grease the new ones?

Not on the taper, but it might be worth pulling back the rubber seal on the ball joint and packing some more grease in it whiles its apart.