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Date:   Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:46:44 -0600
Reply-To:   Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
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From:   Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
Subject:   Re: Power Steering Boots - keeping alignment.
In-Reply-To:   <CAEOIPKOOCKNBBDDDMBPCEHOGFAA.jeff@vanagonparts.com>
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You won't have any issues with alignment if you take a cheap dial caliper and measure from the center of the tie rod cap to some known point on the rod, say thread #1. That way it doesn't matter if the new tie rod ends are physically different from the ones that came off. The center is the center on all of them. Just write down the measurement for reassembly. I've done it a number of times and it always works.

This only works if you're in alignment to begin with, of course.

Jim

On Jan 25, 2005, at 11:17 PM, Jeffrey Schwaia wrote:

> Unscrew the tie rod at the steering rack instead of removing the tie > rod > end. That way you won't have any issues with the alignment. > > Cheers, > > Jeff


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