2008 JKU Tie Rod Ends

tnvolfan69

tnvolfan69

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Has anyone had any luck removing the stock tie rod ends from the stock tie rod. I have already replaced entire drag link and ball joints and when I get to what I thought would be the easiest repair, it's not! Drivers side tre removed easily from tr but cannot get pax side removed. Any ideas?
 

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tnvolfan69 said:
Has anyone had any luck removing the stock tie rod ends from the stock tie rod. I have already replaced entire drag link and ball joints and when I get to what I thought would be the easiest repair, it's not! Drivers side tre removed easily from tr but cannot get pax side removed. Any ideas?
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It's not designed to be removed but rather, replaced entirely.
 
As you can see in the parts illustration below, #11 is the whole tie rod + the passenger side TRE. #10 is just the nut for it. Here is the part number for it if you want #52060052AE

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Thanks Eddie , yet another thing I did not know ! HA HA !Hey , it's funny that Rock auto sells right and left tie rod ends on their web sight . They are made by Moog . Part #s = ES800593 , and ES800594 for right and left .I wonder why ? Maybe you can shed some light on this ?
 
dahreno said:
Thanks Eddie , yet another thing I did not know ! HA HA !Hey , it's funny that Rock auto sells right and left tie rod ends on their web sight . They are made by Moog . Part #s = ES800593 , and ES800594 for right and left .I wonder why ? Maybe you can shed some light on this ?
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It takes a lot of work but, IF you can remove the passenger side TRE, it can be replaced but, you'll need a bigass bench vice and a good amount of will to do it. Not really worth it to me being that the factory tie rod is essentially junk.
 
I know you are right about the Junk part . I think a new factory tie rod is about $ 111.00 bucks . The moog ends are $34.00 . I have a Rock Krawler tie rod that I had Moog one ton tres on and one of the tres pulled out and screwed up the threads on the moog and the tie rod .The tre ends are 7/8th. I wish I could find new tres with a larger shaft so I could drill and tap new threads and reuse the Rock Krawler tie rod .Have any ideas ?
 
dahreno said:
I know you are right about the Junk part . I think a new factory tie rod is about $ 111.00 bucks . The moog ends are $34.00 . I have a Rock Krawler tie rod that I had Moog one ton tres on and one of the tres pulled out and screwed up the threads on the moog and the tie rod .The tre ends are 7/8th. I wish I could find new tres with a larger shaft so I could drill and tap new threads and reuse the Rock Krawler tie rod .Have any ideas ?
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Sorry, don't know if anything like that is available but, it is possible. You could always weld them in but, that'll be the last TRE that you install.
 
Bung or Helicoil , I plan on drilling small holes through the tie rod , threading them , then installing set screws in the till they meet up with the tres and tightening them so the tre will have a hard time coming out ! It's no fun driving down a dirt road with a cliff on one side when a tre pulls out ! Almost went over . Thank god for the burm that was there !
 
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