I've always used a big hammer, no special tools at all. Loosen the tie rod
nut, and give the steering knucle a couple of whacks, and it should loosen
up. You'll see a flat area on the knucle where the tie rod end is, that's
where you hit it.

On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 5:56 PM, Florian Speier <groups.florian@gmail.com>wrote:

> Hmm, tried to get the tie rod ends pushed out this morning from my syncro
> to
> no luck. seems one actually needs a specialized tool for that. anyone know
> if this one at kragen would work with a vanagon?
>
> http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?MfrCode=PBI&MfrPartNumber=648692&CategoryCode=3492
> thanks
> florian
>

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