Steering rods — removal and installation (Opel Omega B2)

Removal

1. Apply the handbrake, jack up the front of the car and place it on axle stands. Remove the front wheels.

2. To remove the lateral tie rod, unscrew the nuts and push out the ball joints using a ball joint puller (see illustrations). If only one tie rod end needs to be replaced, remove only that end of the rod.







3. Loosen the clamp bolts and unscrew the ends from the steering rod, counting the number of turns required to do this.



4. To remove the central steering rod, it is necessary to separate the side rods from it (see point 2). Remember the correct location of the central rod: the light rubber casing is located near the pendulum lever, the darker one is facing the steering gear lever.

5. Remove the nuts and separate the center rod from the steering arm and swing arm using a ball joint puller (see illustration).

Installation

6. Install in the reverse order. Screw the ends onto the steering rod by the number of turns counted during removal. Use new self-locking nuts. Tighten the nuts and bolts with the tightening force specified Specifications (see illustration). Finally, check and, if necessary, adjust the front wheel alignment (see Chapter 27).

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