Re: Inner tie rod replacement: advice please.

["dave t" <pearl16v@hotmail.com>]

wish i had that tool. i paid $140, not including parts and alignment to get 
both tie-rods replaced.


>From: Anthony Pelletier <vwnuts@yahoo.com>
>To: btpeet@effervescent.com,  "Scirocco List \(E-mail\)" 
><scirocco-l@scirocco.org>,  "NW Scirocco Events \(E-mail\)" 
><scirocco16v@listbot.com>
>Subject: Re: Inner tie rod replacement: advice please.
>Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 12:28:16 -0700 (PDT)
>
>There is a unversial tie rod tool that you can buy
>from your local auto store that is esentially a pipe
>with a bolt through it on one side and had a place to
>put a 3/8" (or was it 1/2) ratchet on the other.  You
>remove the outer tierod, and place the pipe over the
>inner.  then you screw the nut down over the flatspot
>on the inner.  Carefully turn it counter clockwise and
>whella the inner end is off.  Its kind of a pain but
>not too difficult.  The rack boot is kind of a pain if
>you have big hands.
>
>hth
>Tony
>
>
>--- btpeet@effervescent.com wrote:
> > 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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