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A Tie-rods question(s)
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Thu, 24 Oct 2002 09:09:00 -0700
...Correct? 3) Is it possible to replace the bellows by only separating the tie-rod balljoint from the steering knuckle, removing the tie-rod...
tie rod end removal Q
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Sun, 14 Mar 2004 03:26:59 EST
I need to separate the tie rod end from the steering knuckle to replace the boot on the steering rack. I suppose I could...
Re: A Tie-rods question(s)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 24 Oct 2002 11:45:45 -0500
You can just mark your tie rods (paint) and unscrew the tie rod ends leaving the connecting rod loose. Slip your new boot over...
Re: A Tie-rods question(s)
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Fri, 25 Oct 2002 05:56:29 EDT
...The bellows can be slipped over the tie rod ball joint without removing the ball joint from the tie rod. Use grease to allow...
manual steering parts
Historical mailing list - Tim & Kim Dayton
Sun, 3 Mar 2002 17:34:41 -0500
I was trying to get my 82 Westy inspected yesterday and the technican says the left inner tie rod needed replacing (the boot was...
Tie Rod Boot replacement
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Wed, 17 Sep 2003 13:50:58 EDT
Is there a way to replace a torn tie rod boot--the boot on the steering gear around the tie rod--without removing the...
Re: Removing tie rod ends?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:30:01 -0800
>To all, > >I am trying to remove the drag link from my 74 Westy, but the front >tie rod end is being a real...
Re: Power Steering Boots - hose clamp attachment
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:37:25 EST
In a message dated 1/26/05 12:30:10 AM, jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM writes: << Unscrew the tie rod at the steering rack instead...
Re: manual steering parts
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 3 Mar 2002 18:31:52 -0600
Tim & Kim Dayton wrote: > > I was trying to get my 82 Westy inspected yesterday and the technican says the left inner tie rod needed...
Manual Steering Rack+TieRod Install questions
Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
Wed, 3 Dec 2003 09:26:25 -0800
Hi, i am installing a used rack to my 84' I need to install tie rod assemblies 1st. im using a new tie-rod...
Re: tie rod ends (second request)
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:50:14 -0500
If you use an accurate caliper to measure from the center of the tie rod end to a known point on each tie rod...
Re: Tie Rod Boot replacement
Historical mailing list - Antaki
Wed, 17 Sep 2003 18:05:39 -0700
My cheeeep-assteroid, and probably temporary solution to torn tie rod end boots is to clean and grease them through the torn boot, then...
Re: Bent Tie Rod
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Fri, 2 Aug 2024 23:29:39 +0000
I was directed to this YouTube regarding replacing Tie Rod on Vanagon; another guy commented, "his approach is a sure way to kill yourself...
Re: Power Steering Boots
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Wed, 26 Jan 2005 20:57:04 -0800
Larry, The "correct way" would be to remove the tie rod end, replace the boot, reinstall the tie rod end, and get a wheel...
Re: tie rod ends (second request)
Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
Thu, 22 Jun 2006 06:58:02 -0500
...tie rod ends (second request) > If you use an accurate caliper to measure from the center of the > tie > rod end to a known...
Re: tie rod removal...
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:02:59 -0500
> BUT ........if you're just doing it to replace a steering rack > boot...........just unscrew the tie rod from the outer tie rod end...
Re: Tie Rod Outer Ball Joint R&R Questions (searched)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:31:51 -0700
...a tie rod can handle. Call me a worry wart. <grin>) The only caveat being, don't damage the tie rod threads: http://tubaneil...
Re: Power Steering Boots
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Thu, 27 Jan 2005 06:47:29 -0500
You don't need loc-tite on the tie rod. It has a lip on it that you bend toward a slot the rack...
For Sale: MANUAL Steering Rack
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Fri, 15 Oct 2004 15:13:41 EDT
...19 lbs.; 7X7X60 with tie rods attached or 7X7X30 with tie rods loose. (If the tie rods are removed for shipping, I do not...
Bent Tie Rod
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Wed, 31 Jul 2024 20:43:45 +0000
...body shop). My Passenger Side tie rod is bent. Would you say that in general the tie rod is designed to be the "weakest...
Re: tie rod end removal Q
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Sun, 14 Mar 2004 04:07:16 -0500
...I suppose I could use a "pickle fork" to separte the > tie rod end, but my guess is this would ruin the tie rod...
Re: tie rod removal
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:24:36 -0500
There is a slot machined in the steering rack itself, on each end where the inner tie rods connect. When the tie rods are...
Re: leaking steering rack
Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
Mon, 1 Apr 2002 13:58:37 -0800
"(you *can* reinstall the existing tie rod ends and skip the alignment if you're *really* careful about accurately measuring tie rod length before...
Re: Power Steering Boots
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Thu, 27 Jan 2005 11:02:08 -0800
I added the loc-tite comment because that lip sometimes gets destroyed when you loosen the tie rod. If that's the case, I...
Re: Bent Tie Rod
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Fri, 2 Aug 2024 23:36:59 +0000
I was directed to this YouTube regarding replacing Tie Rod on Vanagon, I think on TheSamba; another guy commented, "his approach is a sure...
Re: P/S Rack , removing tie rod
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Mon, 19 Nov 2001 14:49:12 -0800
Steve and Buster, I have not tried this on my vanagon but on my audi I have always removed the tie rods by using...
Re: Tie Rod Boot replacement
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Wed, 17 Sep 2003 14:07:25 -0400
...Is the boot ripped, or are you leaking fluid? Jeff Oxroad wrote: >Is there a way to replace a torn tie rod boot--the...
Re: Bent Tie Rod
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Thu, 1 Aug 2024 20:46:24 -0600
...My Passenger Side tie rod is bent. Would you say that in general the tie rod is designed to be the "weakest link"; that...
Re: Help! Tie Rod end/ power steering connection...
Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
Thu, 1 Aug 2002 20:48:53 -0600
The tie rod screws onto the PS shaft and is held securely by the large nut which tightens against the inboard end of the...
Re: Bent Tie Rod
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 3 Aug 2024 13:15:38 -0600
...Tie- Rod removal > > | > | > | > | | | > > | > > | > | > | | > VW T3: Tie- Rod removal > > > | > > | > > | > > > > > > > On Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 07:46:28 PM PDT, OlRivrRat <olrivrrat@comcast.net> wrote...
Re: Power Steering Boots and Back-up Wrenches
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:20:51 EST
...What makes this approach to replacing steering rack boots puzzling is that neither the tie rods nor the outer tie rod ends have to...
Re: Power Steering Boots
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Thu, 27 Jan 2005 06:44:52 -0500
...There must be no play in the tie rod. The tie rod has a ball/socket joint near where it screws into the rack...
Re: '91 Westy (r) tie rod order
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sat, 22 Dec 2001 20:09:56 -0500
> Just ordered the right outer tie rod end for my Westy > from Ron. They don't list an inner rod in his catalog. > Does...
tie rod boots on '91 campmobile
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 28 May 2011 11:26:14 -0500
...Mechanic said replace them when tie rod ends are bad and need replaced. So, (1) how do I know when the tie rod ends...
Re: tie rod removal
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:13:56 -0700
First loosen the locknut on the adjustment part of the rod where it buts up against the tie-rod end. Much easier to do...
Power Steering Boots
Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
Wed, 26 Jan 2005 21:08:08 -0500
...I myself have taken the tie rod off carefully, replace the boot, and re-installed same tie rod. I've driven this vehicle safely...
Re: tie rod ends (second request)
Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:36:54 -0500
Hi John, I recently replaced my tie rod ends. Pretty much a piece of cake. Remove the front wheel and remove the cotter pin...
Re: need to replace boot on steering rack
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Mon, 26 Aug 2024 14:25:18 -0700
...I just had to slightly loosen the nut that secures the tie rod end and then unscrew the tie rod from the tie rod...
Re: Tie Rod Boot replacement
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 17 Sep 2003 20:16:35 -0700
...Mark Jeff Oxroad wrote: > > Is there a way to replace a torn tie rod boot--the boot on the steering gear > around the tie...
Re: tie rod end removal Q
Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
Sun, 14 Mar 2004 10:28:02 EST
Take the nut totaly off the tie rod end ,oil or grease the rod threads // put the nut back on the thickness of the...
Re: tie rods
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Fri, 9 Jul 2004 06:33:24 -0700
...When you say the tie rods look higher, is it because the new tie rods do not go all the way in or because...
Re: Power Steering Boots - hose clamp attachment
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Wed, 26 Jan 2005 17:14:19 -0800
...Once the means of locking the tie rod has been lost, the tie rod is useless. All this is moot, anyway, since the rack...
Re: How to remove the tie rods??
Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
Mon, 1 Nov 1999 22:35:11 -0800
...How to remove the tie rods?? >man that is bad advice....striking it with a hammer. > The tie rod ends simply unscrew. The problem...
Tie rod replacement (not tie rod ends)
Historical mailing list - David Hines
Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:22:03 -0700
I have some play in the steering wheel and have narrowed it down to the ball socket end of the drivers side tie rod...
Re: tie rod boots
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:03:36 -0700
...recommended these: > > > http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/tie-rod-ends/boot-tie-rod-end-113415835 > Wasn't me, someone else gets credit...
Re: tie rod boots on '91 campmobile
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Sat, 28 May 2011 10:15:06 -0700
Cracked boots will contribute to wearing the tie rod ends sooner. Unfortunately, after checking both the fiche and ETKA, it appears VW never offered...
Changing tie-rod ends
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 5 Apr 2006 21:08:25 -0500
Anyone have a reference web-site on changing out the tie-rod ends?? Thanks, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver x2
best tie rod ends
Historical mailing list - brett rueff
Sun, 24 Feb 2013 23:42:39 +0000
Both my tie rod ends are only 2 years old but ended up in bad shape after removal because the cotter pin was rusted...
Re: Pwr Steering Rack Maint.
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sun, 11 May 2008 21:57:39 EDT
...The tie rod is NOT pressed into the end of the rod at the rack. It is screwed in !! Get and new tie rod...
Tie Rod Boot
Historical mailing list - David Prendergast
Wed, 3 May 2006 09:43:08 -0400
...This seems easy enough although the bentley says to have the tie rod pressed out. It looks like an easy fix but if I...
Re: Tie rod replacement (not tie rod ends)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:02:49 -0700
...Tie rod replacement (not tie rod ends) I have some play in the steering wheel and have narrowed it down to the ball socket...
Tie Rod Outer Ball Joint R&R Questions (searched)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 7 Mar 2009 19:03:49 -0800
...both tie rod outer ends are RH threads correct? (sure looks like it) I have a spare steering rack and could try swapping tie...
Re: Power Steering Boots - hose clamp attachment
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 27 Jan 2005 06:01:37 EST
...Once the means of locking the tie rod has been lost, the tie rod is useless. All this is moot, anyway, since the rack...
Re: tie rod end removal Q
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Sun, 14 Mar 2004 11:07:57 EST
...The better tool is a tie rod end extractor. It fits around the tie rod end and presses on the stud. I can't...
Re: Tie Rod Outer Ball Joint R&R Questions (searched)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 7 Mar 2009 19:29:25 -0800
...both tie rod outer ends are RH threads > correct? (sure looks like it) > > I have a spare steering rack and could try swapping tie...
Tie Rod Balljoint Removal - Clarification of Question.
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Thu, 11 Sep 2003 16:51:46 -0700
...Additions to my previous post are in parentheses.) Well, no responses to yesterday's question regarding the boot on the tie rod/steering box...
Re: How to remove the tie rods??
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 2 Nov 1999 21:02:54 -0800
Peter, You don't need to remove the tie rod end from the steering knuckle to replace the rack boot! Just mark the threads...
Re: Tie Rod Boot replacement
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Wed, 17 Sep 2003 23:37:14 EDT
...The outer tie rod end had to be worked through the smaller end of the boot, but it was not a big deal. One...
RE: Tie Rod Ends
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Tue, 14 Nov 1995 12:31:00 -0800 (PST)
...Your inner tie rod starts here. Inner tie rod then ends at the adjusting sleeve, which then connects to the OUTER tie rod end...
Re: best tie rod ends
Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:53:31 -0500
...best tie rod ends > Both my tie rod ends are only 2 years old but ended up in bad shape after > removal because the...