While doing my auto to manual swap, I noticed a whole bunch of grease coming out of the boot on the driver side tie rod. Also, on the passenger side, the castle nut spins the entire bolt. I was thinking of buying these that I saw on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ZWDVW

My question is, Are they the same for 4WS as the others? i'm asking because i saw that on partstrain.com, it said that they exclude 4ws.

 

i actually just bought that same set planning on replacing my inner and outer tie rods. as for 4ws, the rear gear box uses different tie rods than the steering rack. As for the fronts i believe the tie rods are the same whether it be 4ws or not. hope that helps

 

4ws tie rods are the same as non 4ws.

I bought the exact same from World Suspension. the parts are as good as oem.

 

well if u have 4ws the rear requires different tie rods if thats what you asking

 

Are there any special tools needed to replace them?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bboixtc &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Are there any special tools needed to replace them?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Not the outers(atleast on the not 4ws models) , im not sure for the inner if someone else can answer that. The outers i believe i just needed to break the nut loose on the end of it ( i think it was 14mm) and then pop the balljoint loose on the knuckle then just rotate it off. Try to have an idea where you were with the old tie rod end. Its always a good idea to get the toe set again after replacing steering parts.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pprowler6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well if u have 4ws the rear requires different tie rods if thats what you asking</TD></TR></TABLE>

Non 4ws models dont have rear tie rods

 

Well I bought them so I'll let ya know how it goes. Is there a write up somewhere?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bboixtc &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Well I bought them so I'll let ya know how it goes. Is there a write up somewhere?</TD></TR></TABLE>

It's pretty straightforward...

-jack car up
-take wheels off
-remove cotter pin and castle nut
-pop ball joint (you will need a BJ popper!)
-use 2 wrenches to loosen tie rod end & remove it
-get the new tie rod ends to be as close to the same length as the old ones as you can
-install new one and tighten jam nut
-tighten castle nut and install cotter pin
-wheels, lower car, etc...

 

Get an alignment as soon as u are done.

 

will do.

Has anyone ever gotten an alignment done at sears?

 

Yea I have they use the laser alignment there, but I usually go to Les Schwab they do better work there.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dre2day &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yea I have they use the laser alignment there, but I usually go to Les Schwab they do better work there.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I've never heard of Les Schwab. Must be a cali thing.
but I guess Ill go to sears after the tie rod install. <TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hawkze_2.3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

It's pretty straightforward...

-jack car up
-take wheels off
-remove cotter pin and castle nut
-pop ball joint (you will need a BJ popper!)
-use 2 wrenches to loosen tie rod end & remove it
-get the new tie rod ends to be as close to the same length as the old ones as you can
-install new one and tighten jam nut
-tighten castle nut and install cotter pin
-wheels, lower car, etc...</TD></TR></TABLE>

ball joint for the tie rod? or lower ball joint?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bboixtc &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ball joint for the tie rod? or lower ball joint?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Tie rod ball joint! You definitely should not have to separate the lower ball joint.

I also forgot to mention alignment like everyone said. Do that as soon as you can if you like your tires...

 

im doing the same thing as you bboixtc but im replacing the inner tie rods as well as the outter. I think ill prolly gut the steering rack and get rid of power steering. It'll give me something to do this weekend.