Replacing driver's side track rod

[al_bey]

Do you need a special tool to undo it, or is it literally a spanner jobby?

[cobalt6700]

http://faculty.ccp.edu/faculty/dreed/campingart/jettatech/tierods/tierods.htm

That is a really good guide, a little heat my help to loosen the thread lock too. 

[al_bey]

http://faculty.ccp.edu/faculty/dreed/campingart/jettatech/tierods/tierods.htm

That is a really good guide, a little heat my help to loosen the thread lock too. 

Cheers mate, very helpful

[cobalt6700]

No worries 

I need to do both mine in the next few weeks

[al_bey]

Im going to make myself the tool he uses in his with an ali scaff bar, a socket and a tap and die set, should make it a lot easyier.......I'll let you know how it goes..

[thai-wronghorse]

I was rather impressed with that tool as well, definitely something I could knock up at the workshop in my spare time.

[harlemex]

I think I prefer the spanner. That tool looks like it could slip to me.

[cobalt6700]

I see what your saying, but i think the idea is to crack it off with the spanner, then use that tool to undo it the rest of the way.

al_bey - if you have a look at the end of the tool it has a flat opposite the bolt - make sure you include that.

[al_bey]

Right, so new track rod fitted, managed to un seize the other side and went to the garage to have the tracking done. Happy Days! 

The car drives in a straight line, finally. Hopefully now after the tracking is not -20mm out each side it will stop shredding the tyres.

Here is the siezed track rod end:



Here is the tool i made to fit (and undo) the old one. I would not have been able to do it without this, unless i took the lower arm off as well. It also allows you too torque it up to the right spec......

It had two bolts in the end not one like the picture shows.





The part that requires the most work, is making the extension bar and getting the inner rod boot clip off. There is very little room in there to work. However it is actually a very straight forward job. Just thought i would share this for anyone in the future.