Contents: Removal ⬇ Installation ⬇
Note: When installing, use a new tie rod end to steering gear bolt connector plate and, where applicable, a new tie rod end ball joint self-locking nut. If the tie rod end is removed with the tie rod end, a ball joint puller will be required.
Removal
1. The steering rod can be removed without the tip or assembled with it.
2. Proceed as described in point 1 Chapters 43.
3. If the steering rod is removed together: with the tip, then proceed as described in points 3 and 4 Chapters 43.
4. If the tie rod is removed without the end, loosen the tie rod clamp bolt securing the tie rod to the adjuster threaded pin on the end.
5. Using a screwdriver as a lever, remove the connecting plate(s) from the tie rod to steering gear mounting bolts, then unscrew the bolts and remove the washers and spacer plate (see illustration).
6. If the tie rod end is removed together, remove the assembly from under the vehicle.
7. If the tie rod end is removed independently of the end, mark the end position on the adjuster pin with paint or count the number of thread turns on the protruding end of the adjuster pin. Unscrew the tie rod end and remove the tie rod from under the vehicle.
Installation
8. Perform installation in reverse order, paying attention to the following.
9. The connecting plate(s) of the bolts securing the rods to the steering gear must be replaced during installation.
10. If the tie rod end is installed as an assembly, connect the tie rod end ball joint to the suspension strut and tighten the new self-locking nut to the tightening torque specified in the Specifications.
11. If the tie rod is installed independently of the end, screw the rod onto the adjuster pin in the position noted during removal and tighten the clamp bolt.
12. Lower the vehicle onto its wheels and tighten the wheel bolts completely. Where applicable, install the wheel cover.
13. Finally, check the front wheel alignment angles as described in Chapter 45 and adjust them if necessary.
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