hey guys, i need to know how to get these bastards off my car. i see there is a nut on the bolt that the tie rod screws onto. do i try to unscrew that or do i try to grip the tie rod somewhow and loosen that? the crx workshop manual has nothing in it about how to replace tie rods! help guys.

 

why do u need to replace them? in my manual it only shows how to replace the rack.....id imagine u should change the whole rack not just tie rods unless ur ball joint is bad i guess

 

you dont change the whole rack...and ball joints are different then the tie rod ends...

 

get 2 wrenches, put one on the tie rod end on on the locking nut lock the wrench on the tie rod end on some part of the bosy of the car so it doesnt move. Then give the locking nuck a good hit with a hammer (in the loosen direction of course!) and its off..

Make sure you put some antiseize on the tie rod end during installation of the new one

Hope this helps

 

like he said, and pay attention to where the nut and tie rod are located on the threads (the ones that they ware threaded to will be cleaner than the ones exposed) make sure to put it back as close as you can to the position it was when you took it off, or it will throw your alighnment out of whack real bad.

 

just get an alignment done after you are done. it cost me $40 cdn.

 

ok, i will try to do that. the part on the tie rod takes a 17mm, right?

 

so i loosen the tie rod part or the locking nut on the threads?

 

loosen the locking nut

then back the tie rod off

 

no i think its more like 19 mm and 20 mm

 

from 4dref:

The outer ones are the ones that connect to your steering knuckle. Those are really easy to replace. Jack the car up and remove the wheel. You should be able to see the tie rod clearly. Under the tie rod there is a cotter pin and a castle nut. Remove those and then pop the tie rod out fo the steering knuckle. You will need two wrenches. There is a large nut and some flats on the tie rod. Undo the nut. COUNT the number of turns it takes to remove the tie rod. Replace the tie rod by screwing it on to as many threads as you counted when you removed the old one. Replace everythign else and go get an alignment.
I don't have pics of the exact outer tie rod replacement... I do have pics of an SiR knuckle install - http://home.socal.rr.com/civic4dr4g/...kles/index.htm

You can see the flats on inner tie rod that you need to put a wrench on in this pic http://home.socal.rr.com/civic4dr4g/..._rod_after.JPG

 

hey, thanks!

 

update.

the flats on the inner tie rod are 14 mm, but they just strip to hell when i try to turn the other 22mm outer tie rod nut. i have my passenger side flats completely stripped, and a set of vice grips wont even hold the stipped part or any other part of the inner tie rod for that matter. how the hell am i supposed to get these thigns off? they look like they've never been changed, and the car has 125000 miles. they look really siezed. someone please help! i also tried spraying some liquid wrench stuff on it and it didn't loosen.

 

there is "special" tool you can get or borrow for INNER TIE RODs , i thought you were changing the outer ones only.. how did you know it was the inner?

 

Yeah they are easy to do...but definitely go get the car aligned, because sometimes aftermarket rod ends are slightly larger/smaller than the original hondas.

 

the tie rods will adjust your toe. if you dont measure it good or if it looks off when you put the new one on, get something straight and long and line the wheel up with the rear wheel adjust the with the rod as you need to. if your toe is off it will make your tires wear out and your car will follow the grooves in the road. and make sure you take it in for alignment after you test drive it around to make sure nothing else is broken.

 

well ok but yeah i still gotta fix this problem. can i take off the steering rack ends if thosw flats are stripped? i found the rack ends for about 40 bucks apiece of a parts site.