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Hard to replace Outer Tie Rod End? 700 1990

I've got a 90 740Ti.

I have a bad outer tie rod end. The ball joint is dry and worn loose. Lubing it might delay the wear at best.

I ordered one today becaue I've had a shimmy develop recently. I know it's loose because I can move the wheel about .75 cm with my hands (while it's jacked up). I can also watch it move.

The FAQ mentions needing a new alignment job afterwards and issues with stuck nuts.

Anyone have any advice or experience?

-Will
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1990 740 Turbo, on its way to stock specs, maybe beyond








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    Hard to replace Outer Tie Rod End? 700 1990

    Hello, Will, listen man, what your going to have to do is have a normal sized butane torch, about a 24mm open end wrench and you should also have in your tool arsenal a 24" long breaker bar and about a 19mm 0.5" drive socket; the 24" breaker bar will be 0.5" drive. Now, once you have these tools the job should go smoothly; heat the sleve of the outer tie rod end up and loosen the lock nut with the 24" open end wrench, then use the same open end to counter clockwise the tie rod end off of the rack; this is done of course after you remove the nineteen inch lock nut from the steering knuckle. For that you'll need the butane torch and a normal sized sledge hammer to bang on top of the old tie rod end once you've loosened the nut, don't remove the nut fully until you've loosened it from the knuckle. One more thing, you'll need a Vice Grip clamp, size large, to clamp the tie rod end to the knuckle so that you can turn the nineteen inch nut loose so the tie rod ball doesn't twist in it's socket.

    Once you've got these tools the job should go easily. Good luck, L. D., Chicago, IL








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    Hard to replace Outer Tie Rod End? 700 1990

    The FAQ covers it all, but remember that the inner and outer tie rod ends may be corroded together and tough to unscrew from each other. If so, use penetrating oil and a torch to heat up the outer end.








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      Hard to replace Outer Tie Rod End? 700 1990

      Once you get it broken loose, it should rotate off freely. Persons have been known to count those rotations and install the new one to a similar location by screwing it in the same number of turns. That can reduce or eliminate the need for alignment. Particularly if your tires are getting near the end of their life. Tie rod ends affect toe-in only.








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        Hard to replace Outer Tie Rod End? 700 1990

        I recently did this on my 745. I ended up replacing the tie rod also as the end was rusted up solid to the end. Wasn't that much additional cash and saved alot of frustration and broken knuckles.







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