Good tierod puller?

[Colin]

Any advice on what tierod puller fits landrover tierods? None of my existing pullers fit and not enough room to swing a good thumponumbter onto it.

[red90]

You do not need a puller. Hit the side of the arm beside the tie rod taper hard. They will pop loose every time.

[Rob]

Agree with Red on this one... a couple of BFH's usually do the trick. Old school "pickle forks" ruin the rubber covers and "C-Clamp" style are bulky and hard to fit in the space you have on a series truck. Here 's a good video on track rod ends, more focused on the Defender/RRC/D1 vehicles but the concepts are the same... fast forward to about 6:30 to see the hammer technique at work.

[Colin]

Interesting had't thought of using that technique that way, will try later when the rain dies down. Thanks

[red90]

And you don’t need two hammers. Just hit it and it will pop out. You won’t damage steering arms on a Land Rover.

[Colin]

Thanks guys that worked, although it still needed some heat on the steering arm as I was starting to peen the edges of the steering arm, it was the one on steering box arm, so not a lot of room to work.