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Inner Tie Rods
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:40 am
by 2kLX
Anyone replaced their inner tie rods
I just ordered and rec'd inners and outers
opened the box for the inners - the part that screwed to the rack has no flats for a crows foot or wrench or......
I am WTF
are the OE equipment like that ??
anyone replaced theirs?
hate to use a big vise grip or channel locks to try and grab ahold of the body in order to loosen.
ALL inner tie rods I have done had flats....
Let me know - I am not doing the job this weekend
Maybe next
Thanks
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:43 am
by Diablo0
I did it awhile back and yeah, the OE rods don't have it either as they aren't serviceable from the factory. I just used a vice grip on the socket part and got it as tight as I could.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:51 am
by 2kLX
I will use some Loctite as well - Thanks !!
I notice the rack boot is not a service part either
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:53 am
by Danteneon
You can get a special tool made for inner tie rod ends. The tool works with the different ends for the different types of tie rods. Here is a listing for the Lisle one...
http://www.tooltopia.com/index.asp?Page ... D=81308417
The rack boots should be available through Moog or Spicer.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:05 am
by 2kLX
Nice - I have not seen that one yet - thanks - I have ordered from the site before
On the rack boots - I checked - let me check their catalogs...
Thanks
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:00 pm
by jT
you can borrow an inner tie rod tool from autozone.. dont know if it will work.. assume its universal though
http://www.autozone.com/in_our_stores/l ... d_tool.htm
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:11 pm
by latief
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 3:11 pm
by 2kLX
yeah.. that one would not work - since there are no flats...
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:10 pm
by 2kLX
thanks - see part numbers for racks and tie rods - no part numbers for rack boots - you have a listing for those seperate?
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:37 pm
by latief
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/INNER-TI ... 0098363408
Only thing I could find ^^^^ I don't think anyone sells specific ones for the neon since the whole rack is not supposed to be serviceable..!!! probably any generic boot could work with some modifications
Danteneon is the one to ask about this
good luck
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:52 pm
by Blivitt02
I just did inner and outer tie rods on my sisters 02 ES this week, I used moog parts which have wrench flats (thank god) and I reused the boots with no problem. If I ended up getting inners with no wrench flats I would have dropped the K-member to make sure I got the ends on there tight enough.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:03 pm
by Danteneon
I'm having a hell of a time finding a supplier for the rack boots
But like Blivitt02 said, the boots are 99% of the time re-usable.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:03 pm
by 2kLX
me too....
you would think you could buy em - I cant find em either.....
damit
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:31 am
by 2kLX
I ended up reusing the rack boots - they were very pliable - surprised
Installed inner and outer tie rods
Inners where prob still fine - hard to believe
Outers needed it - this is my second set
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:40 am
by Danteneon
Good deal
It doesn't surprise me that the rack boots were still good. Now, if you had a Saginaw rack with the hard plastic boots, that would be a different story
