Tie Rods are super strong but I wouldn't drive it until is fixed because if it breaks it will be. ...... wait for it. ...................LEGENDARY. tuning fork and lots of hammering. It'll go.

 

Pry bar and a small sledge will pop it out. Keep constant pressure on it and tap the housing with the hammer. The vibration combined with the pry force should break it free.

 

That draglink end is a real pita to get oit, I had someone turn the wheel back and forth while I wacked ot with a sledge, that or a cold chisel and a sledge (same idea as a pickle fork)

 

I ended up getting it off. Hammered in an open end wrench between the end link and pitarm. Hit it a few times with a small sledge and it popped off. Took about an hour to figure this crap out lol. It was a pain in the A**... Lol I tried prying it with a long crow bar and hitting it downward and it wouldn't budge. I pretty much tried everything in the book. Then I figured, why not hammer an open end in there(same idea as a pickled fork) and what do you know, 2 hits and pop goes the weezel.. Lol

All works great now, even centered the steering wheel while I was at it!

Honestly, after talking with the dealer (not under warranty since its caused from a lift) they said all the boot does is hold grease in. They said without the boot, as long as I jeep it greased, it would last a long time.... But I replaced it to be on the safe side since I'm heading to Moab for EJS!!

Anyway, kept the old one just incase as a fast fix on the trail incase anything happens in Moab.

 

A pickle fork and a BFH if that don't do I hit it with a torch heat always helps.