please help!
I have been trying to get the outter tie rod end off of the steering knuckle on my 03 tacoma 4x4. it doesnt seem to wanna budge. i have tried tapping the steering knuckle with a hammer, using a pitman arm puller, but no luck. any ideas of how to get it off? thanks for any help!

 

Try using a pickle fork. They have a press fit into the knuckle, so they can deff be stubborn at times.

 

i was trying to save the outer tie rod end, but i guess if i just buy a new one the pickle fork would work....i just didnt wanna mess up the rubber

 

The 2 jaw pitman arm puller should have done just fine. New moog TRE's from napa are only 40 bucks at most.

 

i use 2 sledge hammers, one is 2 lb and the other is 5lb, hold 2 lb near knuckle and swing 5 like you hitting the wife. works every time and very little damage.

 

I thought wives stopped enjoying being hit after marriage? Hmm. Pickle fork, and you can get new boots for $2. Go with Yota ones, generics aren't a tight fit.

 

they never enjoy being hit but some learn realy slowly

 

Yeah, that was a double entendre.

Not a fan of the other kind of hitting, well-placed words work much better.

 

Go to Sears or home depot and buy a short steel shank 3lb hand sledge. It may be your favorite hammer ever.

 

harbor freight or napa ball joint separator. Pretty sure it will fit in there.