Replacing the outer tie rod end

You will need: keys «at 15», «at 23», «at 24», hex key «for 6», wheel nut wrench, ball joint puller.

NOTE: It is more convenient to perform work on a lift. You can also perform it on a car mounted on supports.

NOTE: The replacement of the tip is shown on the example of the left tie rod, replace the right tip in the same way.

NOTE: Left tip is right hand threaded and right handed left hand threaded.

1. Raise and support the front of the vehicle on the side of the tip to be replaced. Remove the wheel.

WARNING: Park the vehicle and place wheel chocks under the rear wheels («shoes»).

TIP: If fasteners are heavily soiled, clean them with a wire brush and treat with a light penetrating lubricant such as WD-40.

2. Measure and remember the length of the free part of the thread of the steering rod, so that when assembling, if possible, do not violate the toe angle.




3. Loosen the tie rod end locknut.



4. Turn away a nut of fastening of a spherical finger of a tip to the lever of a rotary fist, keeping a finger from turning.

NOTE: The ball stud nuts on the outer tie rod ends are self-locking. Replace the nuts with new ones each time you remove them.

5. Install ball joint puller..




6.... and press the pin out of the pivot arm boss.

USEFUL ADVICE: In the absence of a puller, the ball joint pin can be knocked out with sharp hammer blows on the end face of the pivot arm boss, striking along the axis of the lever.

7. Unscrew the tip from the steering rod, counting the number of revolutions, so that when installing a new tip, if possible, the toe-in does not change.

8. Install a new tip in the reverse order of removal, screwing it onto the steering rod for the number of turns that was calculated during removal, and tighten the lock nut to the torque specified in Appendix 1.



9. Re-measure the free length of the tie rod thread. This length should match the value measured in step 2. If it is not, loosen the lock nut and either screw or unscrew the tip depending on whether the length of the free thread has increased or decreased. Tighten locknut and recheck.

10. Check and, if necessary, adjust the wheel alignment at a service station.