Inner Tie Rod: Removal

WARNING: Make sure vehicle is properly supported and squarely positioned on the hoist. To help avoid personal injury when a vehicle is on a hoist, provide additional support for the vehicle on the opposite end from which components are being removed.

Raise vehicle on hoist.
Remove wheel and tire assemblies.
Loosen outer tie rod-to-inner tie rod jam nut.

Fig 1: Loosening Outer Tie Rod-To-Inner Tie Rod Jam Nut

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Remove steering gear from vehicle. (Refer to POWER STEERING GEAR .)
Remove outer tie rod from inner tie rod.
Remove outer tie rod lock nut.
Remove steering gear boot.

Fig 2: Removing Steering Gear Boot

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Remove shock damper off inner tie rod by sliding it toward the steering gear.

Fig 3: Removing Shock Damper Off Inner Tie Rod
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CAUTION: Steering gear rack must be held stationary during inner tie rod removal to prevent steering gear damage. Use an appropriate size wrench at the rack teeth to hold the rack during inner tie rod removal protect rack teeth with a shop cloth. For right side inner tie rod removal, it will be necessary to remove the left side boot to access the rack teeth.
Remove inner tie rod assembly from steering gear.

Fig 4: Removing Inner Tie Rod Assembly

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