Stuck Tie rod heim joint

[HiltonEpps]

I've been working on removing a stubborn heim joint and just cant seem to remove it.
I've try heating it and using PB blaster but it just wont turn. Any recommendations?
I've soaked it over night and tried hitting it for aprox 10 mins then cooling it off with water.
This is the tie rod end

 

[ol'Jeeps]

dumb question, but are you turning it the right direction?

 

[burrellsjeep]

I am with ol jeeps, the Heim could be reversed threaded. Its common to have one LH and one RH threaded on a tie rod. Does the Jam nut move this will tell you what direction the thread run.

 

[HiltonEpps]

Jam nut moves . Shouldn't the heim joint move in both directions? The other sides heim joint does in order to adjust toe in/out. Im unable to budge it either direction after multiple sessions of pb blaster and heat.

Do I need to heat it for a certain period of time? Whats the best way to get leverage on it. Ive tried leaving one end attached and cranking the stuck joint with a wrench pole combo, vice grip pole combo.

Anyone know how the shops do it?

 

[burrellsjeep]

Run the heim in on the side that moves, slide a bar through the hole the bolt goes in to get leverage, rotate in the direction so that the loose heim is threading in when it bottoms out against the jam nut it should allow you to turn against the stuck heim, your right it should rotate either way unless its bottomed out.

 

[Been jammin]

what are you heating with

 

[HiltonEpps]

Propane torch

 

[rodney eppes]

If you mean a propane bottle normally used for soldering, I'd go with the cutting torch & get the tube red hot!

 

[Been jammin]

If you mean a propane bottle normally used for soldering, I'd go with the cutting torch & get the tube red hot!

what he said

 

[HiltonEpps]

Ahh, so get the tube hot not the heim joint Im trying to remove?

 

[Been jammin]

Heat will cause it to expand, so yeah. Try to get it out as quick as possible.

 

[MarsFab]

My guess would be that the threads are galled. If it was put in without some kind of anti-sieze thats more than like your culprit. If you can't heat it evenly all the way around it'll probably just warp the threads just like welding a bung in will if you get it too hot. unfortunately You're probably gonna have to cut it off and drill it out and run a tap through the threads. Thats my experience at least.

 

[Don Hoffman Sr.]

Sometimes you can use a candle for lube with the propane torch to loosen the threads if you don't have a real torch.

 

[BERTIE RENEGADE]

By the looks of it, it's not had enough heat to really expand and break the rust.