05-08-2017, 12:20 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-08-2017, 12:21 PM by leftfootleashed.)
I need to remove the nearside inner tie rod to replace the steering rack gaiter on that side. This has sort of been done before (https://www.berlingoforum.com/thread-131...er+tie+rod) but I'm trying to understand the situation before I spend more money on tools.
I've cut the outer boot off so I can see the inner tie rod end, and I've disconnected the power steering ram. I've seen that the best way of getting the tie rod end off is to buy a special tool for that purpose, which is fine, but I can't work out what's supposed to be turning against what. There are no flats that I can see. Do I just need a tool that grips the round part? One of the eBay items mentioned in the thread linked above says it "grips circular fixing nuts as well as hex nuts." (Though I don't understand why you'd design a part that needs to be turned not to have flats on it.)
Alternatively, can the bit that attaches to the power steering ram be used to turn it? Or is that a separate part?
It's annoying how all the online guides to removing inner tie rod ends say to remove the gaiter first, which is exactly the bit I'm trying to do!
BTW, when did we start calling them "tie" rods? I though we called them track rods and only the yanks called them tie rods?
I've cut the outer boot off so I can see the inner tie rod end, and I've disconnected the power steering ram. I've seen that the best way of getting the tie rod end off is to buy a special tool for that purpose, which is fine, but I can't work out what's supposed to be turning against what. There are no flats that I can see. Do I just need a tool that grips the round part? One of the eBay items mentioned in the thread linked above says it "grips circular fixing nuts as well as hex nuts." (Though I don't understand why you'd design a part that needs to be turned not to have flats on it.)
Alternatively, can the bit that attaches to the power steering ram be used to turn it? Or is that a separate part?
It's annoying how all the online guides to removing inner tie rod ends say to remove the gaiter first, which is exactly the bit I'm trying to do!
BTW, when did we start calling them "tie" rods? I though we called them track rods and only the yanks called them tie rods?