Sturm

I need to replace my inner tie rod....any tips or special tools i need....I plan to do my wheel bearings also....what brand should i buy for tie rod and wheel bearings... If you look at link of inner tie rod i see a pin what it that?





http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...3448&ppt=C0203

dawson1112

That pin is an aluminum keep. It is there for safety measures only to keep the inner tie rod from loosening up . when you get the bellow ( plastic boot ) off you will see that there is a pin or rivot in the end cap of the inner tie rod. It will likely need to be drilled out before you can attempt to take the old one off. They make a special tool that is used to unscrew the old inner it can be done with a wrench but there is very little room to work a wrench in there.

You will likely need an alignment after you get it done , the chances of getting the tie rod settings back to spec are slim, even if you count the number of turns it takes to get the outer end off. Some folks opt to just replace the entire rack because they come with new inner ends. and they are relatively cheap to buy . Some say they are hard to swap the rack but Ive done it by my self in about 3 hrs and that is taking breaks and milling around the garage. Plus you get both inner tie rods and a new rack for the price of 2 inners.

rmodel65

get timken for the bearings http://www.rockauto.com/ has them for a good price

TIMKEN Part # SET12F Wheel Bearing and Race Set
Front Outer; O.E. Polymer Cage

TIMKEN Part # SET5 Wheel Bearing and Race Set One of our most popular parts
Front Inner

Sturm

I came across this:

https://mustangforums.com/mustang-ts...N-BRAKING.html

I went with Moog for the tie rods....

dawson1112

That is pretty detailed . Good luck on your replacement.