RE: Tie Rod End Adjust Tool? - 1992 Buick Roadmaster
The inner and outer tie rod ends on each side are connected by a split steel tube (with right and left hand threads in each tube). I want to adjust the toe, so I have flooded the threads with PB Blaster, loosened the two clamps on each tube and tried to turn the tube with Vise-Grip pliers.
It is hard to get much turning movement because clamping the Vise-Grips on the tube tightens the threads also, resisting turning. Also, I don't have much room to swing the Vise-Grips.
Is there a special tool that would make this easier? Perhaps something that inserts a tab into the tube slot and lets the tube turn without squeezing it.
Any suggestion for a tool or technique would be appreciated.
Rodan.