Date:         Mon, 19 Nov 2001 14:49:12 -0800
Reply-To:     gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: P/S Rack , removing tie rod
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Steve and Buster,
                I have not tried this on my vanagon
but on my audi I have always removed the tie rods by
using the very hard rod bearing nuts that have the
same thread size as the tie rods.   After removing the
tie rod nut I replace it with the rod bearing nut and
screw it on as far as possible without have any tie
rod end beyond the outside of the night.   I then wack
it squarely with a good hammer.  Always worked on the
audi.

Date:    Mon, 19 Nov 2001 13:13:50 -0800
From:    sg <sg@SUNSETWINONA.COM>
Subject: Re: P/S Rack

hmm.  i was hoping to do it without ruining those
seals, but maybe that
is
not possible?  i went to a junkyard to practice
removing the tie rod
ends
from the knuckle yesterday, and i did it twice and
both time i ruined
the
seals.  i had a similar tool, i think, to your pickle
fork.  this
morning,
however, i had a thought.  maybe if i got a rubber
mallet, i could bang
on
the end of the bolt securing the tie rod ends to the
knuckle from the
underside, thus staying away from the seal, and not
damaging it.  or
maybe a
combination of this and some pickle fork action?
-steve/buster
----- Original Message -----
From: "jimmary" <jimmary@softcom.net>
To: <sg@SUNSETWINONA.COM>
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 1:13 PM
Subject: P/S Rack


> Steve and Buster
> I did a rack change on my '86 last spring and I had
to remove the
cotter
> pins and nut from the tie rod ends and then drive
the tie rod ends
out
> of the steering knuckle using a "pickle fork"
(available at any
FLAPS) I
> ruined the rubber seals doing this so I installed
new tie rod ends on
> the new rack.
> When you remove the tie rod ends it would save alot
of work by
counting
> the number of turns required to remove the ends
-thatway when you go
to
> install new ends you know how far to thread it on
the tie rod shaft
and
> avoid a major steering alignment problem.
> Hope this Helps
> Jim


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