In a message dated 26/01/2005 11:33:56 AM Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: Bad idea if not impossible. With the rack mounted to the car the tie rod locking notch is on the topside of the rack and it would take some real doing to perish the locking crimp so that the tie rod could be wrung off. Once the means of locking the tie rod has been lost, the tie rod is useless. All this is moot, anyway, since the rack has to be off the car and clamped in a bench vise in order to R&R the tie rods.
Excuse me, but I have been changing racks and boots for years now using the unscrew the tie rod from the rack method. The tie rod end has flats to grip with a wrench. Great force applied and it moves. Unscrew then do what you have to then screw back the tie rod end and tighen with big wrench and force. No problems ever. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 09 ~ 12, 2005 '87 Westy, '90 Carat & Lionel Trains Member: _Vanagon List_ (http://www.vanagon.com/) , _LiMBO_ (http://www.bcn.net/~limbo/) , _IWCCC_ (http://www.westfalia.qc.ca/) & _CCVWC_ (http://www.ccvwc.ca/) Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley _STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Mufflers_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm) _Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html) or http://frankcondelli.com |
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