Dumb question of the month
 

Can I remove my tie-rod adjustment sleeves with removing my outer tie-rod ends? I thought if I loosened then turned them one direction enough a side could come off then I could turn it the other way and get it all the way off. Is this possible?

Thx

Re: Dumb question of the month
 

One is threaded backwards so they will both come off at the same time, so yes it can be done but that's definitely the hard way to do it.
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i wish i had read this 8 min ago.........(12:07 am now) i could have said ... i learned something today but to late

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Lol - well my outer tie rod ends are new but the old were a b*tch to get off. The new ones would not be too bad I would think but my adjustment sleeves turn pretty easy which is why I want new ones. That is after putting grade 8 bolts and nuts on them, you can still turn one by hand so....

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may be able to take the tie rod out of the sleeve get the clamping part of the sleeve red hot then cool it. To shrink the metal. It will either work or be brittle and break.....

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Thanks I may try that.

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Do you have the clamps lined up correctly? The bolt/nut of the clamp is supposed to be aligned with the slot of the adjuster sleeve. It is intended to squeeze the slot against the tie-rod's threads. I have seen a lot of them with the clamp 90 degrees to the slot, it doesn't tighten very well.

Re: Dumb question of the month
 

Not too difficult to remove the tie rods and do it in a vice on the workbench. I'd recommend this rather than messing with trying to turn the adjuster all the way. Besides, doing it on the bench allows you to be more careful about marking original positions so that alignment is easier later on.