Are there flats anywhere on the tie rod end? Stick a jack under the tie rod balljoint and compress the tie rod into the kingpin and try and tighten it that way. It only needs 33 ft lb, that's not too much. __________________ ~Dave~ 98 328ti Morea Grun slicktop 11 128i space gray slicktop 13 JGC WK2 Deep Cherry Search | RealOEM |