Date:         Sun, 17 Apr 2011 13:49:49 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Manual Steering: How to Torque Inner Tie Rod End? (searched)
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
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Thanks David.

When torquing nut, I was careful to position rack "loose" in vice so
pressure was exerted on at least 2 points  (arm and the "tab" on
opening where boot goes on)

To peen collar on inner tie rod end nut, I put nut against vice back
flat metal and carefully tapped the collar down/over. Thinking now,
that may not have been a good idea though I certainly didn't wail on
it.   (risking deformation of ball socket)

In Bentley I see the image of the rod in soft jaws, but have not found
image of tool used to torque inner tie rod end.

Neil.


On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 10:45 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
> At 12:49 PM 4/17/2011, neil n wrote:

> Looks great!  But I hope (expecting the answer no) you clamped the rod in
> the vise with soft jaws the way it shows in Bentley, not the outer case of
> the unit.  Failing to do that would put enormous leverage on the pinion and
> associated parts.
>



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