In my on going battle to improve the "feel" of my front end I decided to adjust my toe. I measured both the back and front of the tire in the same exact spot and both measurements came up 66 and 1/8", dead even.

I hosed the adjuster with liquid wrench, loosened the nut securing the clamp, took a brand new pair of vice grips, set them to the tightest setting I could and grabbed the adjuster. Then I tried hitting the grips with a hammer, and holding onto the front of my bumper (stinger) and putting the entire weight of my body on the vice grips and I couldn't move the adjuster even a bit.

Is there a secret way to get this damn thing to budge?

 

Did you lift the tires off of the ground?

 

Jack the jeep up, use a big pipe wrench to break it free.

 

I'll give it a shot. I wanted to hit the vice grips harder to break it free but was afraid of damaging the tie rod ends. Should I be worried about that?

 

Be careful though, let it soak in some Pb blaster for a couple days. I went to adjust mine with a big pipe wrench and snapped the coller right off rendering it usless!

 

When you use vice grips you squeeze the adjuster similar to what the clamps do. I prefer a pipe wrench or channel locks, and try to place one of the jaws at the opening (the slit) and pull nice and easy like you are trying to open the gap larger. Unless it is rusted up, it should turn pretty easily, almost by hand.

 

Thanks for all the tips and advice guys, I finally got it.

Didn't have a pipe wrench so I had to stick with the vice grips. Getting the wheels off the ground certainly helped as well as I realized that my RCX dual stabilizer brackets clamp down on the tie rod so I losened them.

Even after doing all that I still had to "hop" onto the vice grips with all of my body weight a few times before the adjuster turned. It turned a bit, I used more liquid wrench, adjusted the vice grips, hopped back on to turn a bit more, rinse repeat, etc... After 4-5 times of doing that I was able to move the adjuster by hand very easily.

I got a perfect 1/8" toe-in. Compared to the toe-in of like 1/32" I had prior, will I notice any difference in handling?

 

Vise grips? Pipe wrench? Come on yall, don't lead him astray. Tell him to use the RIGHT tool!!! A tie rod tool. knotaddicted was the only one close. Here's what you need.



This tool is available in several sizes. It slips into the slot of the tie rod sleeve and pulls the sleeve apart at the same time you are turnung it. There are other types made, but this one is the most cost effective. Use the right tool for the job and the job will be easy. You might wanna also look at mi signature.......