I need to change my outer tie rod ends. How hard is this? I looked through the helms manual, seem pretty simple.. I just have a question about lining up/marking the threads that go into the steering joint.. what exactly do I have to mark so the new one goes in exactly the same way??

Thanks.

 

it never goes in exactly try to match it up best you can and then get in alignment right after

its very easy job to do.

 

count how many times you spin them to take them off , so you can put the new one back on similarly.

as vjace said it never goes on exactly and get the alignmennt right after for a proper adjustment.

 

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follow that advise and you cant really go wrong. Pretty simple job, i did it the other week.

 

You can leave the locking nut in position as a marker. But...
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you also might want to soak them in PB blaster for a couple hours before you try and take them off