Do I just suck?
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 7:40 pm
Or are the 88 inner tie-rods really that much of a bitch to do?
I bought the special inner tie-rod tool and everything, put it up on the lift, took some measurements, cut off the outer tie rods and attempted to remove the inners. Only then I realized the ends of the tie-rods were crushed to match a flat area on the rack, on both sides. Messed around with that for a bit, then just decided screw it I'll take the whole rack out. Yanked out the tub, wrestled the rack out, put a grinding wheel to the inner rods and finally managed to get them off.
Put it all back together, found out I lost about 5 hours on that job and a decent amount of blood, nailed my rotors pretty good with my face, twice. That part there I know I just suck, gotta remember not to turn around too quick while the car is up on the lift next to me. :thumbleft:
Was there an easier way to do this, or did that rack and all the other shit really have to come out? I couldn't figure another way of releasing the inner tie-rods with it in the car, and didn't see an easy way of removing the rack without pulling the spare tire tub.
I bought the special inner tie-rod tool and everything, put it up on the lift, took some measurements, cut off the outer tie rods and attempted to remove the inners. Only then I realized the ends of the tie-rods were crushed to match a flat area on the rack, on both sides. Messed around with that for a bit, then just decided screw it I'll take the whole rack out. Yanked out the tub, wrestled the rack out, put a grinding wheel to the inner rods and finally managed to get them off.
Put it all back together, found out I lost about 5 hours on that job and a decent amount of blood, nailed my rotors pretty good with my face, twice. That part there I know I just suck, gotta remember not to turn around too quick while the car is up on the lift next to me. :thumbleft:
Was there an easier way to do this, or did that rack and all the other shit really have to come out? I couldn't figure another way of releasing the inner tie-rods with it in the car, and didn't see an easy way of removing the rack without pulling the spare tire tub.