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inner tie-rod ends?



No, the outers are good, as deemed by Mr. Bubb

G

On 10/17/05, Sandor <sandor@vwot.org> wrote:
> hopefully you haven't already done your outers...in the Toronto area we
> have a cheap aftermarket VW parts supplier that gets these italian made
> complete tie rods (under $30 CDN each)...so for example on my 83 Jetta,
> when one of my outers was going, and one of my steering rack boots was
> ripped I decided to do it all in one shot...total cost for
> 2 tie rods, 2 boots and the two zip-ties (black of course) to keep the
> boots on was about $75 CDN all in.
> while I was in there I realised it was a good time to do my balljoints and
> a arm bushings as well.
> I did it once and got one alignment...this way I know I'm good for a
> couple years easy.
> The only real issue with replacement is clearance for a wrench on the big
> nut that holds the tie rods to the rack (having a 4pt 16V rocco lower tie
> bar doesn't help either)....but it still easier than doing it on a PS
> equipped mk2 jetta.
>
> cheers
> sandor
> 81 Scirocco
> 83 Jetta
>
>
> > Tell me about tie rods, specifically inner tie rod ends.  When doing
> > the alignment, the good Mr. Bubb says mine are worn.  Replacement
> > time?
> > Um.. it's for a late 84, anyone got etka numbers? OR interesting
> > stories about tie rod replacement?
> > Tell me stuff.  I don't know anything.
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > G
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