DIY 048 How To Replace Tie Rod Ends
Posted: Sun 9. May 2021, 06:50
How To Replace Tie rod ends
Tools needed:
- Socket set
- adjustable wrench
- jack stands
- Paper and pencil
- Tape measure
Proceedure:
- Turn the wheel to the right or left (You can gain more access room this way)
- Using a 6 point socket loosen the lug nuts
- Raise up the side of the car your working on
- Position the jack stand in place
- Loosen the lugs the rest of the way and remove the wheel. Place the wheel under the car for safety.
- Remove the cotter pin and discard.
- Measure the distance from the center of the tie rod to the end of the locknut on the tie rod. Write it down.?
- Loosen the lock nut with a 6 point socket or adjustable wrench.
- Remove the castle nut holding the tie rod end in place.
- Lift the tie rod end out of the hole it sits in. Use penetrating oil to soak it and tap it with a brass bar and hammer ( sometimes rapping the side of the knuckle arm with a hammer helps it pop out)
- Start unscrewing the tie rod end, SLOWLY. Count how many full turns it takes for it to come off. Write it down. ( this allows you to keep the alignment as TRUE as possible until you get it aligned)
- Take your new tie rod end and start screwing it on. Make as many full turns as it took to take off. Remember, you wrote the number down.
- Slide the tie rod stud back into the knuckle arm hole and start threading the castle nut back on. Snug it
- Tighten the lock nut now.
- Tighten the castle nut to the correct torque.
-Once the nut is tight and the hole is accessible, slide the new cotter pin through the hole all the way and bend it over.
- Measure the distance from the tie rod's center to the locknut and see if it matches. You can adjust if necessary.
- Replace the wheel and tighten lug nuts to specification.
- Repeat for the other side.
Tools needed:
- Socket set
- adjustable wrench
- jack stands
- Paper and pencil
- Tape measure
Proceedure:
- Turn the wheel to the right or left (You can gain more access room this way)
- Using a 6 point socket loosen the lug nuts
- Raise up the side of the car your working on
- Position the jack stand in place
- Loosen the lugs the rest of the way and remove the wheel. Place the wheel under the car for safety.
- Remove the cotter pin and discard.
- Measure the distance from the center of the tie rod to the end of the locknut on the tie rod. Write it down.?
- Loosen the lock nut with a 6 point socket or adjustable wrench.
- Remove the castle nut holding the tie rod end in place.
- Lift the tie rod end out of the hole it sits in. Use penetrating oil to soak it and tap it with a brass bar and hammer ( sometimes rapping the side of the knuckle arm with a hammer helps it pop out)
- Start unscrewing the tie rod end, SLOWLY. Count how many full turns it takes for it to come off. Write it down. ( this allows you to keep the alignment as TRUE as possible until you get it aligned)
- Take your new tie rod end and start screwing it on. Make as many full turns as it took to take off. Remember, you wrote the number down.
- Slide the tie rod stud back into the knuckle arm hole and start threading the castle nut back on. Snug it
- Tighten the lock nut now.
- Tighten the castle nut to the correct torque.
-Once the nut is tight and the hole is accessible, slide the new cotter pin through the hole all the way and bend it over.
- Measure the distance from the tie rod's center to the locknut and see if it matches. You can adjust if necessary.
- Replace the wheel and tighten lug nuts to specification.
- Repeat for the other side.