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Read articles →This is a hands-on repair video from an owner mid-project, tackling a leaking steering cylinder on a John Deere 5520. It focuses on one specific hang-up: removing a stubborn tie rod end that has nothing to grip, and shows a workaround using a box wrench, washer, and vise to free it in seconds. Best for owners already elbow-deep in this exact repair, not a general overview.
Posted by the TheFritz423 channel, an owner working through the repair on his own tractor rather than a dealer or professional mechanic.
Put a 10 and 1/16 inch box wrench over the flats on the chrome rod, add a big washer, thread the removed tie rod back on, then clamp the wrench in a vise so it cannot turn.
There is nothing to hold onto because the flats on the chrome rod are not enough to clamp, so heat and an air chisel did not work.
The tie rod end came off in about 30 seconds once the wrench, washer, and vise setup was in place, though it took two days to reach that point.
