hi folks,
im installing a rebuilt steering rack into my 85 vanagon westy.  im sort of still stuck at the beginning of the procedure.  the rebuilt rack comes with tie rods.  so, my initial thought was to simply detach the tie rods on the existing unit from the metal housing of the ball joint that they connect to.  the only trouble is i cant get the tie rods to turn relative to this ball joint housing for the life of me. the connection probably hasnt been undone since 85 and is seized up good.  anybody done this job, and have recommendations on how to get some good leverage to bear here?  also, another alternative is to remove the ball joint from the knuckle, and then try to separate the ball joint from the tie rod once i have the whole thing removed.  although even in this scenario i have to get the darn things apart ...
-steve and buster 

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