Tie Rod: Service and Repair

Tie Rod End

Service Repair No - 57.55.07

Removal

1. Park vehicle on level ground and chock rear wheels.
2. Raise vehicle and locate axle stands or use a ramp.
3. Centralise steering.
4. Unscrew 2 bolts and remove tie rod protection bracket from axle differential housing.
5. Remove split pin and castellated nuts securing tie rod to swivel housing arms.
6. Disconnect tie rod ends using LRT-57-018.









7. Remove tie rod.
8. Slacken clamp bolts.
9. Unscrew tie rod ends.







Installation

1. Fit new tie rod ends to tie rod and loosely tighten clamp bolts.
2. Screw in tie rod ends to full extent of threads and fully tighten clamp bolts.
3. Fit tie rod to swivel housing arms and tighten ie rod ends to 40 Nm (30 ft. lbs.). Fit new split pin.
4. Fit tie rod protection bracket to axle diffential housing.
5. Check wheel alignment.
6. Remove axle stands or vehicle from ramp.