2. Check the tie rod ends for play by moving the tie rods. If there is play, the tie rod ends must be replaced.
3. Remove the corresponding front wheel.
4. Measure the length of the free threaded part of the rod (see resist. illustration), or count the number of free turns. Remember or write down the measurement result.
14.4. Removing the tie rod end: 1. Fastening nut of a spherical finger of a tip; 2. Free threaded part; 3. Puller Hazet 779; 4. Tie rod end locknut
5. Give a few turns the nut that secures the ball pin of the steering rod to the steering knuckle (see illustration 14.4).
6. Using a puller (see illustration 14.4), press the ball pin of the tip out of the steering knuckle, while the tool should rest on the mounting nut.
7. Finally release a fixing nut and separate a tip from a rotary fist.
8. Loosen the locknut of the tip on the tie rod, keeping the tip from turning - if necessary, pre-clean the thread with a wire brush and lubricate it with a special composition to corrode rust.
9. Turn away a tip and remove it from steering draft. At the same time, remember the number of revolutions for subsequent assembly.
10. When installing, screw the tip onto the steering rod by the number of turns counted during dismantling. At the same time, check whether the dimension of the screwing depth has been preserved «2» (see illustration 14.4), which was recorded during removal, otherwise the toe angles will be violated. Hand tighten the locknut.
11. Fill the ball pin into the lever on the steering knuckle and tighten the new self-locking fixing nut with the required force - if the finger turns, press it into the taper hole of the lever.
12. While holding the tip from turning with an open-end wrench, tighten the locknut to the required torque. Install the wheel, lower the vehicle to the ground and tighten the wheel bolts.
13. At the first opportunity, drive the car to a specialized workshop to check and adjust the angles of the front wheels.
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