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. Using a 22 mm open-end wrench, unscrew the nut securing the ball joint pin to the steering knuckle arm.
6. From the top of the engine compartment with a 22 mm socket wrench with an extension, unscrew the nuts (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 in order not to change the existing wheel toe during assembly. 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 and use a 22 mm socket wrench with an extension from the engine compartment to 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 lugs of the bipod and the pendulum arm, then the pins of the medium link ball joints can be pressed out by knocking them out with a suitable rod A. First, we substitute the stop B under the inner tip of the side link.
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.