Attention! Bent tie rods must be replaced.
Attention! Be sure to replace the protective covers of the spherical joints of the steering rods that are torn, cracked and have lost their elasticity. Water, dust and dirt that get into the hinges and mechanism will quickly disable these nodes.
Note. Check the end play in the tie rod ball joint. To do this, vigorously shake the steering rod along the hinge axis. If play is found, replace the tie rod end assembly.
1. Brake the vehicle with the parking brake and place chocks under the rear wheels. Turn the front wheels to the right if you remove the left tie rod, or to the left if you remove the right tie rod. Raise and support the front of the vehicle.
2. Remove the cotter pin from the tie rod ball joint to the swing arm.
3. Loosen the tie rod ball joint nut.
4. Using a puller, press the tie rod ball joint pin out of the strut pivot arm.
5. Loosen the bolts securing both steering rods to the steering mechanism by bending the ends of the lock plate with a screwdriver.
6. Loosen both bolts and remove the tie rod mounting bolt.
7. Turn the connecting plate so that you can disconnect the rod from the steering gear.
8. Remove the tie rod.
9. Clamp the tie rod in a vice on the hexagon on the coupling. Loosen the tip locknut.
10. Unscrew the tip, counting the number of turns. Write down this number. Screw in the new tip by the same number of turns as when unscrewing.
11. To replace the protective cover, remove it, lubricate the surface of the cover with sealant and install a new cover.
12. Establish steering draft in an order, the return to removal. Bolts of fastening of steering drafts to the steering mechanism wrap the moment 70–86 Nm (7.8–8.6 kgf·m). After that, lock the bolts by bending the edges of the lock plate.