Hello James
On 20-Mar-01, you wrote:
> Gday all, Well I have done an incredibly stupid thing. In the attempt to
> replace my tie rod end boots for a road worthy i hit the threaded bolt
> instead of the rod in an attempt to remove it.
what u can possibly do, and i have done it also, is get a grinder or file
and remove the damaged thread (i presume u damaged the top of it) then try
and screw the nut on, or go to a tools store, and get a thread file to suit
the thread on the tie rod. it is a square funny looking file that will
have 4 different sets of sorta teethy looking things on it, you line the
correct size thread teeth on the file with the good portion of thread on
the tie rod , then use it like a file and run it oround the threads, the
store where u will buy it from will tell u how to use it,
you can but a proper tie rod end remover, or use two hammers, and at the
same time together belt each side of where the tie rod goes thru, you can
even use just one hammer, dont forget some rods will need a fair bit of
persuasion....
mark
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