What a PITA job to do, I had no idea.
I need a front end alignment but my mechanic Told me that the boots on my tie rod ends were torn and needed replacement.

I found the only way to remove the tie rod end by spinning the tie rod pistons with a pipe wrench.


Is this how you guys remove yours?


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my trail & highway ride (and occasional tow rig)
04 Liberty Sport with a 2.5" lift, ProComp 245/75R16 AT's and two Hella700FF lamps (more accessories to come)

my trail queen
95 YJ with a RE 4" lift, 33" ProComp Extreme's, M8000 Winch, Lockrite Locker up front, Super35 in the rear and 4.88 gears

Inner or outer?

I ended up replacing the rack and pinion and outer tie rods. Both inner and outer were shot and I had too much play with the steering rack.

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Outlaw KJ '04 4X4 v6 Sport
Frankenlifted front, custom springs 4" rear, 23.25" F/R - 265/75 Duratracs 16x7 D windows- JBA 4.5 UCAs, Y-link - AEM Brute Intake - Rockcrusher diff cover, Mopar Front Skid, All J belly skid, Skink Sliders - EBC Green Stuff F/R - DTT Front, 4.10s

Inner tie rods??? I'll have to look in the FSM to understand where they are.
I believe I'm replacing my outer tie rod ends.
I happened to have a used spare rack & pinion assembly to pull off the tie rod ends off of.
It's in far better condition than what's on my Jeep.

I used Release to dissolve the rust to remove the parts and on reassembly I'm lathering the replacement parts with Never Seize.

Yesterday I never did finish the job because I ran out of daylight. This morning I'll head back under my Jeep to finish the job.


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my trail & highway ride (and occasional tow rig)
04 Liberty Sport with a 2.5" lift, ProComp 245/75R16 AT's and two Hella700FF lamps (more accessories to come)

my trail queen
95 YJ with a RE 4" lift, 33" ProComp Extreme's, M8000 Winch, Lockrite Locker up front, Super35 in the rear and 4.88 gears

Outers I pop it off and turn the end off counting each turn, reinstall the same number of turns and its close till you get it aligned.

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MUDD'S MOTORSPORT'S We do IFS lift installs ,
03 OVERLAND EDITION /Kilby-Skidrow-Mopar-4XGuard skids/ 2.5 inch TOTAL CONTROL JBA coilovers -JBA Arms/MOABS-31 FALKEN WILDPEAK AT3W / 4.10's etc, 04 Kilimanjaro Edition loaded, plus 05 KJ limited

Thank god I don't have to worry about rust down here like you guys have to deal with. I replaced my steering rack and outer tre's last weekend. It ended up taking me about 3.5hrs start to finish. I was able to Jimmy it out of the passenger side wheelwell. I didn't realize how bad my factory gear was. Now every bushing, joint, and link has been replaced in the front. As soon as I do the rear lowers, I'll be riding on a completely replaced suspension...

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