cant get draglink off tie rod?

[Mowillie]

whats the trick to getting the drag link off of the tie rod. i got it off of the pitman arm and got the nut off the back side of the tie rod, but i cant get it off of the tie rod. any pointers?

 

[robofig]

Pickle fork

 

[70_Steve]

any pointers?

Double BFH method. I use a 5 lb hammer held tight to one side, then smack the other side with a 2 lb hammer. Usually after a smack or two, the rod end will drop right out. The idea is to just slightly deform, in this case, the tie-rod, where the drag link end is stuck into place.

Or there's always the pitman arm puller, or heat, or pickle fork, or whatever...

 

[TBS-POPS]

balljoint pickelfork tool.

 

[73stallion]

i've used a pickle fork or tie rod separator (looks like a smaller pitman arm puller) to put pressure on the joint, then one smack of the hammer shocks it loose.

 

[Hoppy]

i've used a pickle fork or tie rod separator (looks like a smaller pitman arm puller) to put pressure on the joint, then one smack of the hammer shocks it loose.

this!!
Autozone sells it as an import pitman arm remover tool
dose the job well

Some parts counter have a loner tool program might check what they have

 

[Mowillie]

i just thought the pickle fork might tear up the rubber grease dust boot.

 

[BroncoDawg]

Pickle fork will tear up boots, so the dead blow shock method described above works best.

 

[77broncoguy]

another vote for the bfh route...works well.