Inner tie rod replacement

[elpiar]

I hit a curb and bent my inner and outer tie rod along with many other stuff. I got everything apart, except I cannot disassemble the inner tie rod to the steering rack. It's very tight and I don't have much grip (only two flat spots, no hex-shaped nut or things like that).

Help?

[CID]

Pickle fork is what the tool you need is called.

[wacko604]

you either need an inner tie rod tool or a very big wrench

[deltaB]

There is a locking tab on those two flats.

Their SST looks like a Ford wrench. I don't know what a pickle wrench is, but I think that might be used on the outer end.
The torque value isn't that high. It's only 83 foot-lbs. Since you are replacing it, use a pipe wrench if you need the leverage.

Look at SR-39 and SR-40 here:
http://www.newcelica.org/other/technical/index.htm
(vol 2 page 726)
ΔB