Inner Tie Rods

2kLX · Post by **2kLX** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:40 am

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

Post by **Diablo0** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:43 am

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.

2kLX · Post by **2kLX** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:51 am

I will use some Loctite as well - Thanks !!
I notice the rack boot is not a service part either

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:53 am

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.

2kLX · Post by **2kLX** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:05 am

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

jT · Post by jT » Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:00 pm

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

latief · Post by **latief** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:11 pm

http://forum.2gn.org/viewtopic.php?t=9270

2kLX · Post by **2kLX** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 3:11 pm

jT wrote: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

yeah.. that one would not work - since there are no flats...

2kLX · Post by **2kLX** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:10 pm

latief wrote:http://forum.2gn.org/viewtopic.php?t=9270

thanks - see part numbers for racks and tie rods - no part numbers for rack boots - you have a listing for those seperate?

latief · Post by **latief** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:37 pm

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

Blivitt02 · Post by **Blivitt02** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:52 pm

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.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:03 pm

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.

2kLX · Post by **2kLX** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:03 pm

me too....
you would think you could buy em - I cant find em either.....
damit

2kLX · Post by **2kLX** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:31 am

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

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:40 am

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