Withdrawal
1. Apply the parking brake to the vehicle and chock the rear wheels.
2. Loosen the two bolts securing the tie rods to the gear rack (see pic. steering mechanism). In this case, the car must be on wheels to avoid damage to the gear rack of the steering mechanism.
3. Loosen the wheel bolts.
4. Raise and support the front of the vehicle.
5. Completely unscrew the mounting bolts and remove the wheel.
6. Loosen the ball joint nut.
7. Press ball joint pin out of swing arm. It is recommended to do this with a puller.
8. Finally unscrew the fastening bolts and remove the rod or with the pressure plate.
9. To replace the tie rod end, loosen the lock nut and unscrew the end, while counting the number of turns, in order to set the end to the required position during assembly.
Inspection and Troubleshooting of Tie Rod Parts
1. Carefully inspect the tie rod. Worn and deformed rods cannot be repaired and must be replaced.
2. If the ball joint dust boot is cracked or the rubber has lost its elastic properties, replace the boot.
3. If the ball joint has appreciable radial and axial play (checked with the traction installed on the car) or the tip has play, the ball joint tip needs to be replaced.
Installation
1. Screw the tip onto the threaded socket by the number of turns calculated during removal.
2. When replacing the steering rod, set the length of the new rod with a threaded sleeve equal to the length of the old rod, and fix it with locknuts.
3. Install the rod and a new pressure plate on the bracket and tighten the mounting bolts without tightening.
4. Press ball joint pin into pivot arm and tighten new nut to 60 Nm (6.0 kgf·m).
5. Install the wheel and tighten the bolts of its fastening.
6. Lower the vehicle to the ground and finally tighten the wheel bolts to 110 Nm (11.0 kgf·m).
7. Finally tighten the bolts securing the rods to the rack to 60 Nm (6.0 kgf·m). Bend the antennae of the pressure plate.
8. Check wheel alignment at a service station.
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