TIE ROD NUT/STUD JUST SPIN - How Can I Fix Quick
 

No idea how this happenned, I dont know if something broke sometime during the continuous assembly and reassembly but the nut and stud that holds the tie rod to the tire assembly just spins up inside the tierod

The nut wont back off or come up and theres such a small ammount of thread that I cant grip it with a set of vice grips

I tried with a small set of vice grips but cant hold it enough to spin the nut on or off

Has anyone ever had this happen?, The tie rod is basically new, maybe 1 year old I believe but the stud just spins, I dont get how it attaches up inside the tie rod, can something break there?

The nut is on by probably 7 threads, needs maybe 11-12 more to make it up there

Need to know what tricks there are to get this ---- up there

Re: TIE ROD NUT/STUD JUST SPIN - How Can I Fix Quick
 

make sure its not cross threaded 1st, then go find a friend with an air compressor and an impact gun, tht will do the trick. OR bang on the top of the rod a little to try to get it stuck in the knuckle, then u might be able to turn it. if not, a new one is like 16 bucks, dont be cheap bitchass

Re: TIE ROD NUT/STUD JUST SPIN - How Can I Fix Quick
 

^ I just had to do this last week, same problem. I just gave the tie rod end a good wack with the hammer to stick it in place hard enough so I could get the nut off. There wedged shaped.

Re: TIE ROD NUT/STUD JUST SPIN - How Can I Fix Quick
 

take a bar and press the outer tierod end sideways while u tighten the nut this will work, its just a ball in a pivit inside there

Re: TIE ROD NUT/STUD JUST SPIN - How Can I Fix Quick
 

I used a C-clamp to clamp it down and prevent it from spinning.

Re: TIE ROD NUT/STUD JUST SPIN - How Can I Fix Quick
 

take a big pair of angle pliers or a c-clamp and push the tie-rod end onto the knuckle while someone tightes the nut, happens all the time at work

Re: TIE ROD NUT/STUD JUST SPIN - How Can I Fix Quick
 

i used a c clamp as well

Re: TIE ROD NUT/STUD JUST SPIN - How Can I Fix Quick
 

----.......i have a friend stand on a 3 foot long steel bar thats about 80 pounds by itself and then i just take the nut off......simple and effective........just dont slip and fall.........it hurts........

Re: TIE ROD NUT/STUD JUST SPIN - How Can I Fix Quick
 

dont pry on the oil pan

Re: TIE ROD NUT/STUD JUST SPIN - How Can I Fix Quick
 

Where the ---- did this come from? ::)
I disagree...get a big hammer and just hit the oil pan a few times, it'll work just fine. 8)