mx5 mk1. i’ve taken the power steering rack off to replace. however, i have a problem which is preventing me from putting the new one on. detaching the passenger side tie rod end from the hub was a doddle. no problem whatsoever, used one of these:
driver’s side tie rod end did not want to come out of the hub. there’s still a piece in it. i tried using the splitter, couldn’t get it out. i used a hammer on it and tried the old fashioned way. it wouldn’t come out. i sliced the top off the tie road end & sliced it underneath so i could drill it out. i’ve done these graphics to help explain. obviously this isn’t the actual tie rod:
that is the bit i sliced off the top though. so next i had a chunk of the tie rod end in the hub. as i drilled thru, i was still trying to hammer it out at regular intervals. nothing doing. i’ve now drilled right thru it with a 6mm bit. obviously these are again approximations:
basically, what’s left in the hub is just a cylinder of metal that still doesn’t want to come out. i’ve tried hammering it again. can’t get it out. i figured by the time it was no longer a whole piece of metal, but just a cylinder shape, it wouldn’t have the same cohesion with the hub. however, it still isn’t moving. i’ve put a 6mm screw in the top and tried the splitter again. can’t get it out.
any helpful suggestions would be appreciated.
