I've cut some threads off of the track rod end cos couldnt get nut on .. will it pass MOT like this ? Pic included

[mointainwalker]

When I had to split some joints a year or two ago, I invested in a Clarke BJ seperator. It's a doddle to use, and if you position it right it won't damage the rubber boot. It made the job easy and stress free.

This one -

Draper N160 Expert 2 Stage Ball Joint Separator - Machine Mart

www.machinemart.co.uk

Wow: that's really pricey for what it is.

 

[allthingspossible]

I've never used a joint separator in my whole life. A few good whacks with a hammer in the right place and out it pops.

It was proper jammed so had to use a hammer .. ive just biught replacement so gonna fit it today the mot is tomorrow.

 

[Mottie]

It was proper jammed so had to use a hammer .. ive just biught replacement so gonna fit it today the mot is tomorrow.

Just crack the locking nut back until it is loose, then get the joint out of the taper, unscrew the old joint, screw on the new one and it shouldn’t be too far out of alignment. Always best to get the tracking checked afterwards.

 

[ReganAndCarter]

Wow: that's really pricey for what it is.

Not as pricey as floundering like the OP.

 

[ReganAndCarter]

I've never used a joint separator in my whole life. A few good whacks with a hammer in the right place and out it pops.

Remember, I don't have your level of experience with hammers.

 

[Munroast]

It wont unwind its very tight its solid

yeah - right
give it a few hundred miles it will rattle itself off

as mottie says you could drill it and put a split pin through (but I would reckon some mot places would still say no

The correct way to release a track-rod end, is to partially undo the nut, then taking a pair of hammer, one as an anvil, the other to hit the side of the track-rod socket, to free it.

its amazing how many people don't know this, I have on quite a few occasions had folk bring me stuff like this in the workshop and want me to fix it with a tap & die or something

 

[88v8]

Joint separators are cheap enough. In 50+ years of maintaining my cars I've never found it a good idea to mess around without the right tools.

Nylocs can be reused three times.
The thread must project through the nut two and a half turns.

If you have to knock a threaded part by hitting it with a hammer - which is not the right way to remove a track rod end - leave the nut on there a bit slack, to protect the end of the thread.

 

[allthingspossible]

Ive replaced it with a new part as i also split the boot on the track rod end

Thanks anyways for all ur advice