RE: Inner tie rod replacement: advice please.

["Gerry Reichelt" <greichelt@mmcable.com>]

  It's a PITA but not incredibly hard. You don't have to remove the rack.
There's a tool avail. that grabs the inner rod end and uses a bolt as a set
screw to hold it. Lets you change out either side. To me, the hardest part
was getting the ties on the boots tight enough to stay on. I found the tool
at O'Reilly Auto Parts. I'm sure others have them. May have been Lisle
brand. When I did mine, I replaced the ball joints, A-arm bushings and both
tierods at the same time. Didn't want to return there for some time.

Gerry Reichelt

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From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
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Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 1:39 PM
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Subject: Inner tie rod replacement: advice please.


Can anyone out there give me the skinny on replacing an inner tie rod on a
Scirocco 16V power steering rack?

My main questions are: what tools and/or "special tools" does it take?  Just
how difficult and time consuming of a job is it?

The Bentley says you need to remove the rack from the car, which would be a
major PITA, and the tie rod itself looks like it needs something on the
order of a 32mm wrench to unscrew it from the rack.

So, I'm feeling like I probably don't want to do this myself and thinking
I'd be better off turning this job over to a so-called professional.

Please reply directly to me as I am on digest.  Thank you!

Bradley
88 Scirocco 16V 2.0L
96 Passat GLX Wagon


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