The boot that goes on the steering rack is sold by the dealer in a kit form with a tube of grease and a new clamp pretty cheaply, like under $20. I know because one of mine was torn and I replaced it along with the tie rod because the ball joint seal on the tie rod was bad, too.
-D > On Dec 14, 2020, at 1:51 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > The rod end is rusted onto the tie rod and won't unscrew, at least not to the > holding power of a 15mm open end wrench on the rod, or a 10" vice grip. My > baby pipe wrench, with jaws thin enough to put on the little bit of rod > that's exposed, had less grip than the vice grips. > > I can try heating it, but the rubber bellows over the inner rod end puts a > limit on that. > > Any brilliant ideas for getting the rod end off the rod? > As I was typing this, I wondered if the wrench flats were wide enough for two > 15mm open ends. > Will try that next, along with a bit of heat. > Wish I had some Kroil handy instead of this Liquid Wrench I soaked it in > yesterday. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
