GM 19168108
Inner Tie Rod

In place of the Rack And Pinion inner Tie Rod, first raise the vehicle to safety stands. Take out the tire and wheel assembly. After moving the boot, check the inner Tie Rod for corrosion or soiling; if none exists, carry out repair otherwise replace the steering gear. Remove the Rack and Pinion Boot. Remove the Rack and Pinion Boot. Laying out of the rack bearing preload adjustment must not be altered before removing of the inner Tie Rod or damage may occur. Take off the shock dampener from the inner Tie Rod and slide it back onto the rack. Take off the inner Tie Rod from the rack assembly by putting a wrench on the flats of the inner Tie Rod housing and turning it in a counter clockwise direction until it becomes detached from the rack. Clean the old loctite(r) off the threads on the rack and the inner Tie Rod. Before fitting the inner Tie Rod, make sure the shock dampener will be on the rick and the threads are clean. Check the threads are inside the section at the end of the rack, rough them out, to clean any build up, and install the inner Tie Rod. Apply loctite 262 (or equal to) to the inner Tie Rod threads and install to the Rack And Pinion. Use a torque wrench with the j 34028 to tighten the inner Tie Rod to 100 nm (74 lb ft), while holding the rack when tightening the Tie Rod. Push the shock dampener over the housing of the inner Tie Rod until it bottoms out against the housing. Follow with the installation of Rack and Pinion Boot and then the tire and wheel assembly. Take out the safety stands, lower the vehicle, and check for wheel alignment.

Begin the Rack And Pinion inner Tie Rod replacement process by hoisting your vehicle securely with correct safety stands. Remove the tire and wheel assembly from the vehicle's frame. Before proceeding check the inner Tie Rod for any sign of corrosion or debris under the boot. You can start the repair process if no damage is visible. First remove the rack boot by making sure that adjustments must not be made to the rack bearing preload because inner Tie Rod removal will cause damage. Move the shock dampener from the inner Tie Rod then replace it onto the rack. To remove the inner Tie Rod from the rack assembly use a wrench to install on the flats of the inner Tie Rod housing and rotate it counterclockwise until the parts separate. The threads of both rack and inner Tie Rod require thorough loctite(R) removal before further installation. The shock dampener must be positioned properly on the rack alongside free threads for subsequent loctite(R) application. Use loctite(R) 262 (or equivalent) on inner Tie Rod threads before installing the inner Tie Rod to the Rack And Pinion . To properly install the inner Tie Rod use the j 34028 inner Tie Rod wrench (J34028) along with a torque wrench that will tighten the rod to 100 n.m (74 lb ft) while maintaining contact with the rack. Next position the shock dampener so it reaches the inner Tie Rod housing until it fully extends after which you must set the Rack And Pinion boot into place. Lower the vehicle and remove safety stands before reinstalling the tire-wheel assembly then checking wheel alignment.

It is crucial to avoid damaging the pinion and steering gear.

Proceed with the repair.