im tearing my banshee apart and i got to taking apart the tie rods from the steering stem i took the nut off of the tie rod that go's through the steerig stem and i cant get the tie rod to come out of the steering stem i sprayed wd40 on it and hit it with a rubber mallet but they didnt budge what do i need to get them out do i need a press to press them out

 

come on somebody help this guy my buddys having the same problem he banged the sh!$ out of it and it would not come out

 

I spin the nut back on flush with the threads then give a couple good smacks with a good size steel hammer. That way it doesn't booger up the threads on the nut or the stud. They make a tool called a pickle fork for automotive use, you hammer it in between the tie rod and whatever it hooks to and it pops it apart pretty easy. I just don't know if there is a smaller version made for quads. Hope this helps!

 

so its just stuck on there it just needs to get loose im going to try a vise on it and see if it will press it out if not i hope the threads flush with the nut works with the hammer if anyone else has a better way to get it out let me know

 

I just Tore some apart about 2 weeks ago and That is the way i did it. nut on threads and smack with a hammer.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img]

 

well today i decided to give it another shot i tried a vise but it didnt work so i sprayed wd40 on the threads and put the nuts on until they were flush with the threads then smacked it with a hammer it didnt work so i use a sludge hammer and it worked i never thought it would of been that hard to get them out and i also tok out the engine so now its to the bare frame ill take a pic of it before and after i get it powdercoated if anyone wants to see the progress i just need to get some money to afford it to get powdercoated thanks for the help everyone

 

No problem, glad you got-r-dun![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]