They are a proper pr**k. Mabey I'll sound like a knuckle dragger... but what I have done and would do again... run the rod all the way out. Wrap a rag around the chrome in one layer and snug a pipe wrench on it. Put your other wrench on the flats... have at it. If it still won't loosen... and assuming that you're tossing the ball/socket... I would try to rig something up to keep the heat away from the chrome on the rod then heat the head of the tie rod end where it attaches to the rod. The heat on the head will expand the tie rod just enough to break it free of the rod end... then it should thread out. When you're done file any burrs off the chrome rod, then emery cloth... then take it down fine with fine sand paper. Those things are more resilient than you realize.
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