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Posted: 10/30/2024 12:43:56 PM EST
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MO, USA
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Posted: 10/30/2024 12:45:09 PM EST
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Fuel line joint disconnects?
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Posted: 10/30/2024 12:46:45 PM EST
[Last Edit: Bogdan]
[#2]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By imq707s: Fuel line joint disconnects? The crows foot looking things are at least one inch big. Pipe end holds the crows foot, there is half inch drive hole on the other side. |
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Posted: 10/30/2024 12:49:49 PM EST
[#3]
Tie rods
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Posted: 10/30/2024 1:10:15 PM EST
[#4]
Is your car brave enough?
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VA, USA
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Posted: 10/30/2024 1:16:26 PM EST
[#5]
Inner tie rods.
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Posted: 10/30/2024 1:17:28 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By wildearp: Is your car brave enough? The real question is is tough enough to withstand my incompetence. No he real question is why the fuck did the stupid lazy worthless fucks at Ford only put flats on one side of the steering rack forcing me to take off both wheels and repalce both bellows to change my inner tie rod on the passenger side only? |
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SC, USA
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Posted: 10/30/2024 1:33:22 PM EST
[#7]
Inner tie rods. Usually not too bad.
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Posted: 10/30/2024 1:33:51 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MJ11B4P: Inner tie rods. Usually not too bad. I have to almost do both to do one sadly |
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USA
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Posted: 10/30/2024 1:36:41 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MJ11B4P: Inner tie rods. Usually not too bad. Yep. I did them on my wife's Pilot, pretty quick job and I'm far from a mechanic although I try 
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Posted: 10/30/2024 1:55:21 PM EST
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Tie rods weren't bad on my 2012 mustang but the ball joints.... never again. I'll replace the the control arm with the ball joints next time I have to do any.
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Posted: 10/30/2024 1:57:13 PM EST
[#11]
Count the turns taking them off. Mine were pretty close when taking it to get a alignment. Made the drive to the alignment shop less interesting.
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Posted: 10/30/2024 2:08:21 PM EST
[Last Edit: jos51700]
[#12]
Inner tie rods. Also works on fal barrels
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Posted: 10/30/2024 2:43:58 PM EST
[Last Edit: wildearp]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bogdan: The real question is is tough enough to withstand my incompetence. No he real question is why the fuck did the stupid lazy worthless fucks at Ford only put flats on one side of the steering rack forcing me to take off both wheels and repalce both bellows to change my inner tie rod on the passenger side only?  I have a high quality parts supplier.(I have done this several times) |
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Posted: 10/30/2024 2:53:22 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By wildearp: Did you price a re-manufactured rack? That is how I did it, but not on a Ford. I have a high quality parts supplier.(I have done this several times) Yes and I would rather buy a used oem or pay a lot more for new oem. I had too many paper weights that were "rebuilt". Not worth the risk. I'm kinda tempted to use a chain wrench to hold the rack in just on one side but I'm worried that it might mar the rack and take out internal seals. There is no flats on the side of the rack that I am fixing. Any suggestions for a tool/strap to keep it from rotating? |
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OH, USA
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Posted: 10/30/2024 3:20:49 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bogdan: Yes and I would rather buy a used oem or pay a lot more for new oem. I had too many paper weights that were "rebuilt". Not worth the risk. I'm kinda tempted to use a chain wrench to hold the rack in just on one side but I'm worried that it might mar the rack and take out internal seals. There is no flats on the side of the rack that I am fixing. Any suggestions for a tool/strap to keep it from rotating? Yeah, I went with a junkyard rack when I needed one for my BMW. Everything I could find on the remans was not good. |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 10/30/2024 3:34:16 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bogdan: Yes and I would rather buy a used oem or pay a lot more for new oem. I had too many paper weights that were "rebuilt". Not worth the risk. I'm kinda tempted to use a chain wrench to hold the rack in just on one side but I'm worried that it might mar the rack and take out internal seals. There is no flats on the side of the rack that I am fixing. Any suggestions for a tool/strap to keep it from rotating? Weld the inner socket and then the nut to the threads. Use the welded nut to break it loose. |
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Posted: 10/30/2024 3:59:15 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By number40Fan: Weld the inner socket and then the nut to the threads. Use the welded nut to break it loose. I'm sorry I'm not understanding. I'm trying to get the part that is not the tie rod inner or outer not to spin. |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 10/30/2024 4:26:50 PM EST
[Last Edit: number40Fan]
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The rack that the inner tie rod threads onto won't spin.
Since you said you don't have flats on the stock inner tie rod, you can weld the joint of the inner tie rod as well as the jam nut. Use the jam nut to break the inner tie rod from the rack. ETA: Let me know the year and model of your Ford, and I'll see if they do recommend something else. |
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Posted: 10/30/2024 5:00:12 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By number40Fan: The rack that the inner tie rod threads onto won't spin. Since you said you don't have flats on the stock inner tie rod, you can weld the joint of the inner tie rod as well as the jam nut. Use the jam nut to break the inner tie rod from the rack. ETA: Let me know the year and model of your Ford, and I'll see if they do recommend something else. Oh no the inner tie rod has flats. The rack itself only has flats on one side. I dont want to pull the bellows off the other side and reclamp it to stop the rack from spinning. Its a ford flex 
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CO, USA
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Posted: 10/30/2024 5:21:14 PM EST
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Gotcha now!
You'll be fine without holding the rack on the other side. |
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Posted: 10/30/2024 5:27:31 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By number40Fan: Gotcha now! You'll be fine without holding the rack on the other side. Wouldn't it twist and casue all sorts of issues? |
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WI, USA
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Posted: 10/30/2024 8:43:49 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bogdan: Wouldn't it twist and casue all sorts of issues? No you will be fine. I usually even git them a quick ugga dug with the impact. One quick blip to break them loos then they just spin out by hand. It actualy does less damage to the inner tie rod tool as well. Just be sure that once you get the tool on the inner tie rod and all lined up you pull out on it so it doesnt slip off. |
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Posted: 10/30/2024 9:05:46 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Goostoff: No you will be fine. I usually even git them a quick ugga dug with the impact. One quick blip to break them loos then they just spin out by hand. It actualy does less damage to the inner tie rod tool as well. Just be sure that once you get the tool on the inner tie rod and all lined up you pull out on it so it doesnt slip off. Ah! Thank you! I do have one of those brand new fancy 1/2 M18 ugga duggas that thing is a BEAST. Between that monster and my air hammer working on cars got easier. |
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