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Im Pulling my hair out, ive got a Z3 Rack just fitted on my car and the track rod end threads are fecked i want to take off the track rod ends and get them re-threaded or just put in new one's but i cant get the old ones off anybody got any advice for me as in how to get em off,???
Cheers

isnt it a reverse thread on the track rod ends?

If they're really not moving a lot of lube & heat will be needed and, I would suggest, a good set of stilsons.

fuzzy wrote:isnt it a reverse thread on the track rod ends?

Not on any of the cars I've worked on...

As Chris said, lube and heat will help a lot.

Cheers people, would i be better off changing inner and outer track rod's?? is it a major job to remove it from the rubber boot side??

Technically easier top replace the lot, but worth persisting with the ends first

get out the setlien burner and heat her up get the end wit grips gently tap the ends wit hammer should break the grip replace wit loads of copper greese

Chris-W wrote:Technically easier top replace the lot, but worth persisting with the ends first

hmmm ill give it a go! problem is my car is my Daily!! hope that works ill try and pick up some track rod ends tomorow!!
Cheers for the help lads

If yo have the time to allow them to soak ie a damn good spray every night for a week say, then use a product called PLUSGAS its a penertrating oil come release oil, abit like wd40 but miles better, I swear by it after it got me out of a pickle with my swing arm bolt on my off road bike that had siezed onto its bearings, a two ton strong back wouldnt even touch it so a week of a quick spray every night then on the saturday morning one good hit with the hammer and out she came ace stuff if you can find it.

WURTH releasing spray is also good. Personally I'd just replace inner and outer cos if the threads are furked then there is a good chance they'll be furked on the rod too.

Common cure for a stuck trackrod end is red heat, get the lock-nut glowing then blast with WD-40 or simillar then crack it off with a spanner, decent molegrips on the track rod will probably help, as will wire-brushing the exposed thread before heating.


Another thing that works is fly spray, i didn't beleave it either untill i tried it, it was about a quid in the DIY store and i thought that was worth paying to find out if it was true

Whats all this plusgas and heat? Anyone who has changed old E36 rod ends knows the only way to crack on with the job is to plug in the grinder

A big hammer to release it and a chisel to slightly open up the slot do help as well.

stonesie wrote:Common cure for a stuck trackrod end is red heat, get the lock-nut glowing then blast with WD-40 or simillar then crack it off with a spanner, decent molegrips on the track rod will probably help, as will wire-brushing the exposed thread before heating.


Another thing that works is fly spray, i didn't beleave it either untill i tried it, it was about a quid in the DIY store and i thought that was worth paying to find out if it was true

I Managed to release the lock nut but i want to spin off the track rod end so should i get the gas on it then????

Yeah if your replaceing it, the heat will make it expand off the threaded bar enough to get it off.


Just be a bit careful with it being so hot and it should work nicely

Got it all sorted today Guys thanks for all the help! Taking a little getting used to the quicker rack! Parking is so much easier! not to mention point it where ya want it to go feel to it!