[Spridgets] Steering rack boot replacement?

bmwwxman . bmwwxman at gmail.com
Wed Apr 1 13:28:04 MDT 2020


Yup.  Was in a hurry this morning and just glanced through the pictures.
No need to remove the tie rod ends using the Moss procedure
so you won't need the pickle fork.  I have one I've used only once in 15
years and that was on a Chebby!

Sorry for muddying the water!

On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 2:17 PM David Lieb <72spridget at gmail.com> wrote:

> Apparently you didn't read the article, Jim. It isn't about removing the
> TREs; in fact, they didn't bother taking them off at all. It was about
> replacing the gaiters on the steering rack without screwing up your toe-in.
> BTW, Peter's technique is better than a pickle fork.
>
> David
>
> On Wed, Apr 1, 2020, 09:56 bmwwxman . via Spridgets <
> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> There is a tool called a "Pickle Fork" that does the job nicely all by
>> yourself....
>>
>> Walmart has them...
>>
>> [image: image.png]
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 1:13 PM Ryan Kubanoff via Spridgets <
>> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Anybody ever try this with a spridget?
>>> http://www.mossmotoring.com/steering-rack-boot-replacement/
>>>
>>> Looking for an easier way to replace the torn boots on the bugeye.
>>> Prefer not to do the 2 hammer swing by myself. And with social
>>> distancing.....
>>> Ryan
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