replacing a tie rod help

[TBurleson]

ok boys and girls long story short ice+tire=slip and hit curb and bent tie rod so....

got the new tie rod and i got a few questions before i go into the garage and am sitting there scratching my head

so i remove the little clip off the rubber boot as shown in the pic at #1
then loosen the nut show in the pic at #2

my quesions are do i loosen the nut at #3 in the pic and if so how do i, seems to be a strange clip

and is there anything further down the boot ill have to do #4

[Uncle_Unix]

Really helps to have an air gun here and an inner tie rod socket


Best take it to a shop

[TBurleson]

i got both

[Uncle_Unix]

i got both

Sweet
Now your talking

Done this 100 times

Take out cotter pin, air gun in high remove the nut.
Now to pop out the end simply take a big hammer and wack the side of the O where the taper goes through. That will pop it right out.

Unscrew the tie rod end and count how many turns until its out, revers this to get it very close with the new part so you can get it to a shop for alignment

Now slide the boot back and use the inner tie rod tool and remove the inner.


Reinstall is the reverse except no hammer, you need the air tool to snug the nut down then torque it by hand

Hope this splanes it well for you. takes about 10 minutes to do


:)

Owww just found a video for you thats spot on, but hes a wussy and uses a small wrench, pros like me use a BFH big f 'in hammer It will pop right out no muss no fuss


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[TBurleson]

problem im having right now is removing the crown nut i got barely any post to put vice grips on and also how do u remove the clip holding the rear of the boot on