you have the right idea, apply pressure down on the steering arm and hit the
tie rod bolt up. If you want to reuse the rodends you should only slacken
the nut holding the rodend to the steering arm and hit it. this way you
will avoid damaging the threads for later; just loosen it until it is flush
with the end of the bolt. The hole through the steering arm is tapered as
is the bolt in the rodend so all you need to do is break these two tapers
apart (easier said then done sometimes). This isn't usually a very
difficult job.
It is also a good idea to mark the locknut and the tierod in some way so
that you can get the alignment back to where it was. A paint marker or a
scribe both work well for this.
james
----- Original Message -----
From: MonteMorris <mmorris@nemr.net>
To: MG list <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: 18 March, 2002 8:28 PM
Subject: tie rods and gaiters
> I need to replace the gaiters (rack seals) on a 79B. According to the Moss
> catalog removal instructions, I need a tie rod end separator or two
hammers to
> get the tie rod end off the steering arm ( I'm assuming the steering arm
is
> the same thing as the steering lever). The catalog attempts to explain
(I'm
> sure it DOES explain to someone who knows what they are doing :-) how to
> remove the tie rod end using these two hammers but I'm not understanding
very
> well (after all I'm a biology teacher and a tie rod is not LIVING!). Do
you
> put pressure downward on the steering lever with a big hammer and then tap
> the tie rod upward with another hammer? The Haynes nor the Bently manual
> explains this very well either and I don't want to damage the tie rod or
the
> tie rod end boot since all I want to do is replace the rack boots. Should
I
> need to order any other parts in advance? The steering seems to be tight.
> Monte Morris 79B and 74 1/2 B parts
> Kahoka, MO USA
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