Tie rod end

Yes, the split pin is intact and in one piece. Takes a lot of effort to turn the nut and shaft and a screwdriver was no help. Tried that and also a pinch bar but the damn thing still turned!

try using a hammer and hitting the otherside of the joint. Not the side with the nut..... then use the pinch bar to lock the joint.
Also have u tried some wd40 and let sit for half an hour or so

Tried this with no success. Sat with WD40 for two days and lots and lots of WD40. All this did was make it easier to turn the whole joint.The nut stayed firm.

It sounds to me like the nut started to undo & then 'bound up', it has probably picked up a piece of thread, your idea of the nut splitter further down may be the best answer.

It's a totally standard set up. Been trying to track this since new (Nissan no help at all) and driven from the show room. Nisssan blamed tyre balance but no amount of balancing at various places and a depleting bank balance could fix it. Now going through all and every thing I can find to try. Have had the whole axle to bits and replaced all seals and cleaned and regreased the lot. All seems OK - just need to check the preload on the LH swivel hub.

Haven't put any info on the rig profile. Just gives thieves another target!!

Don't think this will work Phil. It takes quite a bit of effort to turn the nut and a hand cut slot will probably just make it hard to hold and harder to get the nut back on with the split pin hole intact.

Am considering getting a nut splitter and doing it that way. Just need the new nut first!

Instead of a hack saw use a rotary file to cut the same split right through the nut stopping just short of the thing the bolt goes through, a new nut should be supplied with the new tie rod end,
I had the same problem on our rodeo, this is how I fixed it...

rotary file=angle grinder

Nick

Nick

He wants to reuse the joint.

PeterD

Tried to put other links in that post but didn't work - do a search on the Patrol Forum and you will find lots of discussion on this topic.

I was just thinking of the impact gun idea too..... I reckon a few quick hits with the Shentai impact wrench may do the trick.....It's sudden impact that might just "crack" it......

Good luck

Definitely a right hand thread. Knew that but still went out to check!

Thanks Pete,
Reckon this is the last option. There was only one each side so will remove them and see what happens. The RH side turning effort was at the top of the specified range (the LH still had the tie rod attached) so will try removing them. Nissan can't fix it but this may well be the fix. Somebody said earlier that the Toyota preload is quite a bit more than Nissan so maybe they have found the fix and nobody is changing it at Nissan. When I had it looked at the first time passing through Cairns, a suspension place - can't remember the name - had the wheels, tie rod and steering linkage off and even with the scraper seal on the hubs just clunked from one lock to the other when moved. He removed a couple of the shims but maybe not enough.

On tomorrow's shopping list Richard!