Removing
1. We install the car on a viewing hole or overpass (see "Vehicle preparation for maintenance and repair").
2. We clean the nuts and tie rod covers from dirt.
3. Apply penetrating lubricant to the threads of the ball joints.
4. Using pliers, remove the cotter pin of the nut securing the finger to the steering knuckle lever.
5. Open end wrench by 22 mm unscrew the nut securing the ball joint pin to the steering knuckle arm.
6. From the top of the engine compartment with a socket wrench by 22 mm unscrew the nuts with an extension (removing pins beforehand) attaching the pins of the side rods to the pendulum lever (for right traction) and to the bipod of the steering mechanism (for left traction).
7. With a puller, we press out the fingers of the tips and remove the side rods.
8. Before disassembling the side rod, measure and record its length. This is necessary so that the assembly does not violate the correct amount of convergence of the wheels. We loosen the bolts of the coupling collars of the coupling and unscrew the tips.
Similarly, we remove and disassemble the other lateral thrust.
9. To remove the middle tie rod, we unpin it with a socket wrench by 22 mm with an extension cord from the engine compartment, unscrew the nuts.
10. If the pins of the side link joints are disconnected from the pendulum arm and the bipod of the steering gear reducer, then with the help of a puller we press out the pins of the ball joints of the link and remove it.
Attention! When performing the following operation (not to damage the thread) We unscrew the nuts until their ends coincide with the ends of the fingers.
11. If the side links are not disconnected from the bipod and swing arm lugs, the medium link ball pins can be pressed out by knocking them out with a suitable rod A. Pre-substitute the emphasis B under the inner tip of the lateral thrust.
12. After pressing out the fingers, unscrew the nuts and remove the middle tie rod.
Installation
1. Install the tie rods in reverse order. After assembling and adjusting the lateral thrust along the length, we tighten the clamps.
2. After installing the steering rods, it is necessary to check and, if necessary, adjust the toe angles of the wheels yourself (see "Wheel alignment - adjustment") or in a specialized workshop.