How to replace VW T4 track rod end

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Failed the MOT on a track rod end (rod end Bearing)? £10 easy fix! hour maximum. Here is how to remove the ball joint when the taper lock is already broken and the bolt just spins.

If the taper is not broken it should be much easier to get the nut off but then you will have to break the seal in the taper. Just hammer in a tongs or a ball joint splitter and keep pressure on it, then whack the side of the taper with a hammer. It should pop, if not use more force. You have to imagine that you are a 2.5 tonne loaded van pounding on it at 60 mph on a rough bumpy road to get an idea of how much force the suspension and steering components can handle. Whopping it with a sledge hammer is nothing! Whop away!