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Subject:Tie Rod Replacement
From:Dave Chameides
Date:Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:30:38 -0800

I just found out that the seals on my tie rod ends are blown and the
goop is leaking out.  I'm wondering how hard it is to replace these
things on an 82 1.6 diesel.  Looking at it it just seems like it
screws off on the "van" end and then bolts off on the "wheel" end.
I'm assuming that I would have to mark and pay attention to how far
in the pieces are screwed on for alignment purposes, but other than
that, is this a complicated procedure that I can screw up (no pun
intended)?  Also, where is the best place to get the replacement
parts on line?

dave