Hi Tom,
I have a 1999 4x4 and as far as I can tell, do not have Rack and Pinion.
The outer tie rods had a castle nut. It came out very easily out of the
steering knuckle. It is threaded into one end of the inner tie rod. On the
other end of that, it has a boot covering a very rusted ball joint type
conection. This
The inner tie rod assembly is threaded into the center link almost the same
way the inner and outer tie rod are joined. The inner tie rod does have two
flat spots on it to accept a wrench, but I can't find one to fit over it;
nor i there enough clearance to swing anything with enough leverage.
I've figured that the only hope is to get a crowfoot wrench that accepts a
1/2" drive socket and use extenders to get outside the wheel well. None of
the stores around here cary crowfoot wrenches large enough.
Chris
"Terrible Tom" <SilverEightynine@aol.com> wrote in message
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>
>> Chris Reck wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Has anyone gone ahead and replaced their Tie Rods themselves?
>
> Barry Oliver wrote:
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>>
>> If anyone else wants to come down/up/whatever, we can make a mini-meet
>> out of it..
>>
>
> I wish i could come down, I'd love to get away from work for a while...
> but, ain't happening...
>
> saginaw tierod tool?? You have a 1999 right Chris? thats not rack and
> pinion steering is it? I know Norah's 2000 Quad is rack and pinion... but
> a 99 is still recirculating ball steering gears right?
>
> if you have a center link, the inner tierods should just be ball studs,
> with a castle nut, and an adjusting sleeve between the two. Removing the
> inner from the center link is the same as removing the outers from the
> knuckle. Just pop them out with a tierod puller.
>
> Then again if your truck is 2wd and not a 4x4 - disregard what I said...
> you would have a rack and pinion.
>
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