Re: [DMCForum] Re: Ugh! Whacked a *@$%&% pothole hard.

[Samuel <samuel_yahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

For the tie-rods, mine have the nylon nuts on them, and so did my 
original tie-rods. Walter and I used a sledge hammer to hold the bottom 
of the wheel up while we hit the top of the tie-rod with a hammer. We 
had the original tie-rod nut threaded up high enough so we didnt destroy 
the end of the tie-rod, just the nut.

Another note, count the number of times it rotates to take the tierod 
itself off (has a nut tightening down against it that has to be threaded 
away from it) so you dont have to do alignment.

Samuel

Andrew wrote:

>On Mon, 26 Jan 2004, Walter Coe wrote:
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>>>the rack does move, but it's less than I thought.
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>>I don't think it should move at all.
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>Oh yeah, I agree here.  I was just saying that the movement is not the 
>primary cause of my loose steering.  Part of it, sure, but a small part.
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>>You may very well be right, but I suggest checking it to be
>>sure.  I suggest checking your old rack for play first.
>>Have one person jiggle the steering wheel while you get
>>under the car and look for slack.
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>Oh it's got slack.  It's got lots of slack.  The universal joint is good 
>and tight on the outside.  No play there at all.  But I can keep the 
>wheels pinned and turn the steering wheel and watch the joint turn while 
>the boots on the rack actually expand and contract a little bit before I 
>run into resistance.  It's been like this as long as I've owned the car.  
>The recent road repair impact has just made it worse.  It does all appear 
>to be internal to the rack, thankfully.
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>The DMCH rebuilt rack comes with new tie rod ends.  The ends of them are 
>studs with nylon-lined nuts on them.  I'm not really familiar with the way 
>steering racks really work... Do I actually need a tie rod end puller to 
>do this replacement, or is it designed to separate two pieces I'm not 
>going to need to separate?
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>I can borrow one over the weekend from my mechanic, so it's easily 
>acquired if I need it to get the job done, but I won't bother if it's not 
>necessary.
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>>And if you replace the rack anyway, remember to check the
>>feel of both racks while you can compare them side-by-side.
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>Will do.
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>-andrew
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