how long can you heat a tie rod end

**grant2258** · 2nd December 2017, 20:10

Just a quick question here I was helping a mate with a ford fiesta outer tie rod change. The nut was stubborn. I had to heat the outer tie rod nut for two minutes (butane gas). Everything was fine accept when I went to loosen the nut there was a hissing sound I don't know if it came from the nut or power steering rack. The car seems to be driving fine and no leaks that I can see just making sure heating this nut for that time wont damage any seals.

**Anth1718** · 3rd December 2017, 18:05

So you heated the nut on the tack rod end? The bit that drops into the hub Or do you mean the bar that comes out of the rack ?i
If it was the nut on the trackrod end. The worst you could do would heat the grease on the balljoint and melt the dust seal.
to heat the rack up from this end and do damage the bar would need to be glowing.

**grant2258** · 3rd December 2017, 18:15

Hi thanks for the reply it was the nut the holds the outer tie rod end I heated up. Was only 2 minutes the nut started going red bar was just normal

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**grant2258** · 3rd December 2017, 18:20

Originally Posted by grant2258

Hi thanks for the reply it was the nut the holds the outer tie rod end I heated up. Was only 2 minutes the nut started going red bar was just normal

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Realise that wasn't very clear either. It wasn't the ball joint in the hub I got that off no problem . It was the nut keeping the outer tie rod end from comming off to be changed.

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