I remember worrying about that, but being unable to straighten it.  Then
someone here said to just go ahead and twist.  There were no apparent ill
effects. YMMV
  Is there a practical method to straighten it out without removing the
rack from the van?

Larry A.
  always willing to learn

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 5:04 PM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> You can't just twist, there's a peened area on a lock ring notch that must
> be straightened before it will twist
>
> Stephen
>
> mobile
>
> > On Jun 17, 2016, at 5:00 PM, Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > I thought that the question was about removing the tie rod from the rack.
> >
> > If I recall correctly, you just have to get the boot out of the way and
> > then simply twist the tie rod and trust that the torque won't damage the
> > rack.
> >
> > Larry A.
> >
> >
> >> On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 4:34 PM, Jimmy Johnston <inmytree1@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2980610
> >>
> >> Have fun :)
> >>
> >> Jimmy
> >> Wilmington, NC
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 2:29 PM, Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@yahoo.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Has anyone removed tie rods from a power steering rack? I'm trying to
> >>> figure out how to do it.
> >>> ThanksRobert1982 Westfalia
> >>
>