This article will cover replacing the tie rod ends, replacing the rods and tie rod boots.
Prepare the car for the job.
Put the car on a lift or inspection pit.
To complete the task, you will need the following tools: 15, 22, 24 keys, 6 Allen key, wheel nut key, ball joint puller.
Replacing the outer tie rod end
The left end has a right-hand thread, and the right end has a left-hand thread.
Install wheel chocks under the rear wheels.
Put the car on the parking brake.
Loosen the front wheel nuts.
Lift and install the front wheel on the support part of the car from the side of the work being performed.
Remove the wheel.
Loosen the tightening of the lock nut of the steering rod end
Unscrew the nut securing the hinge pin to the steering knuckle arm, holding the pin from turning
We install the ball joint puller and press out the pin from the boss of the steering arm.
We remove the pin from the boss of the steering arm
We twist the tip from the steering rod, counting the number of turns
If there is no puller, the pin of the ball joint can be knocked out with sharp blows hammer on the end of the pivot arm boss, striking along the axis of the arm.
We install the new tip in the reverse order, screwing it onto the steering rod by the calculated number of turns.
Tightening torque of the lock nut 50 Nm, nut of the ball joint pin of the steering rod tip 37 Nm.
If necessary, adjust the wheel alignment angles (article - Adjusting the alignment angles of the front wheels of the GAZelle Next).
Replacing the protective cover of the steering rod
Remove the steering rod tip as described above.
Unscrew the lock nut from the rod
Using sliding pliers, squeeze the ears of the small clamp for fastening the boot and remove the clamp
Using side cutters, cut the large clamp of the boot and remove the clamp
Move the protective cover off the steering gear housing and remove it from the rod
Install the cover in the reverse order
Before installing the cover, apply silicone grease to the teeth of the steering rack and the working surface of the rod joint.
Check and, if necessary, adjust the front wheel alignment angles.
Replacing the steering rod
Prepare the car as described at the beginning of the article.
Remove the steering tip traction
Remove the protective cover from the steering traction
Having grasped the hinge housing with sliding pliers, unscrew the traction end from the steering rack
To make it easier to unscrew the hinge, when removing the left traction, turn the steering wheel to the right, and when removing the right traction, accordingly, to the left.
Apply anaerobic thread locker to the threaded part of the inner hinge housing.
Install the rod in the reverse order. The tightening torque of the steering rod joint to the rack is 80 Nm.
Before installing the cover, apply silicone-containing grease to the teeth of the steering rack and the working surface of the rod joint.
Check and adjust the installation angles of the front wheels of the car.
