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Originally Posted by deniss
Is it easy to remove the old tie rod end out of the link and put the new one in? You have to undo the clamp first, I presume? I havent done these Mercedes ones before, do they screw out with relative ease?
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The cost of the complete tie rod versus the tie rod end probably doesn't justify the effort required to get that end out. Sometimes they can be nearly impossible without the correct tool.
And.........a question for Lance:
If you're going to toss the tie rod anyway..........can't you just pound on the nut that's sitting on top of the threads? I did this on the POS Dodge with some success. The entire affair tends to move on the Dodge which lowers the impact strength of the hammer.
I did mangle the threads so badly that the nut could not be removed. Had to torch it off.
