Track rod end stuck in hub

[Craigy69k]

Got new inner and outers and planning on replacing if I can get the outer track rod end out the bastarding hub!!! Other side fell out but tried hammering the other off and applying heat but still solid.


Have the shocks off too so don't know if this has something to do with it? Steering angle etc?

Any ideas before round two tomorrow?

 

[Ant1]

Put the nut back on with a few turns and smash it with a proper lump hammer.

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[R3k1355]

Beat the s**t out of it.

One of these is good if you're not going to reuse it.

 

[Craigy69k]

I have literally beat the s**t out of it with that exact hammer, the 4 kilo one all afternoon worried in case I've broke other stuff now. Do you think the shock being off will affect it?

 

[Craigy69k]

Will try a fork then, if that doesn't work will just use a grinder and cut the f****r up

 

[Ant1]

Shock on really otherwise the hub is just going to bounce up and down everytime you hit it.

 

[Jamess182]

Had this issue a couple of years ago, spent hours smashing the f**k out of it and wasted three gallons of gt85 and got nowhere. Ended up driving a bolt splitter halfway into the thread to grip it, and then use a breaker bar to pivot and eventually free it. Not exactly conventional but did the job.

 

[dann2707]

Where are you hitting it?
Tapered parts need hitting at the side not on the actual part / thread.

 

[Craigy69k]

Smacking everywhere but mostly concentrating on the bolt tbh.

Will try a fresh attack with heat and side impacts then first thing, if this doesn't work will try the splitter/pry bar suggestion, if this then does not work will grind it and poss drill it out.

Thanks for the suggestions chaps, this is coming off tomorrow one way or the other 👍

 

[Jamess182]

Smacking everywhere but mostly concentrating on the bolt tbh.

Will try a fresh attack with heat and side impacts then first thing, if this doesn't work will try the splitter/pry bar suggestion, if this then does not work will grind it and poss drill it out.

Thanks for the suggestions chaps, this is coming off tomorrow one way or the other 👍

Let us know how you get on!
And as @dann2707 said, you need to be mostly hitting the hub from the side on to free it. Not the actual thread itself. But even hours of that didn't work for me, hence the splitter method. Robbed this photo from Google

 

[dann2707]

Smacking everywhere but mostly concentrating on the bolt tbh.

Will try a fresh attack with heat and side impacts then first thing, if this doesn't work will try the splitter/pry bar suggestion, if this then does not work will grind it and poss drill it out.

Thanks for the suggestions chaps, this is coming off tomorrow one way or the other 👍

I have spent hours before hitting the bolt, genuinely on the brink of tears wondering why the hell it wasn't coming off until realising you need to hit where @James172C has pointed to.

If you can put some downwards tension on it with a pry bar and hit it there I will happily bet you £5 that it comes off with the first or second hit.

My mate showed me it and I couldnt believe how easy it is

 

[Ant1]

Odd that as I have never needed to do anymore than what I mentioned. Guess I was lucky.

 

[Craigy69k]

Update for anyone who cares.

Put shocks on and tried step one with heavy hammer and pry bar, no luck.

Added in heat around the knuckle part and soaked in gt85. Levered downward pressure with bar against steering rod and wishbone then swing with pure rage until the fucker dropped out.

May have screamed and cursed too cant really remember now, mind went blank for a moment.

Anyways out now, thanks again chaps.

 

[R3k1355]

You need to do that magic tap thats on Wheeler Dealers, where he whacks either side with two hammers and it just pops right out.

Well, until you realise you don't have two identical hammers, so just end up swearing at it.

 

[Louis]

Put it on full lock and then hit the side of the hub.

 

[Brigsy]

Buy one of these, come in handy for real stubborn trackrod ends or balljoints and quite kind on the rubber boot if you pull it down before knocking it in. Tighten it up, if it does not go straight away with a bang, hit the side of the hub and then it will go again with a bang. I have a genuine renault one in the garage which is similar, and its pulled me out the s**t on the 250 when the bottom balljoint was solid.