'87 MrkIII passenger inner tie rod

yale · 06-11-2016, 12:42 AM

So I'm finally getting around to rebuilding the front end (could turn the tie rods by hand and the spindles clunked inside the ball joints). Driver's side tie rods were no issue. Passenger side however has this bracket that supports one end of a damper that is part of the steering rack.
The bracket will not clear the frame when trying to unscrew the inner tie rod. Looking at the new tie rod it appears the bracket screws onto the tie rod. Question is how do you get the old tie rod out without removing the steering rack? I'm almost to point of cutting a notch in the frame to allow just enough clearance for the bracket to spin with the tie rod as it comes off.
Couldn't find a reference in the Repair Manual (diagrams don't show the bracket and damper).

06-11-2016, 12:42 AM	#1
yale Intake Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: CT Posts: 38	'87 MrkIII passenger inner tie rod So I'm finally getting around to rebuilding the front end (could turn the tie rods by hand and the spindles clunked inside the ball joints). Driver's side tie rods were no issue. Passenger side however has this bracket that supports one end of a damper that is part of the steering rack. The bracket will not clear the frame when trying to unscrew the inner tie rod. Looking at the new tie rod it appears the bracket screws onto the tie rod. Question is how do you get the old tie rod out without removing the steering rack? I'm almost to point of cutting a notch in the frame to allow just enough clearance for the bracket to spin with the tie rod as it comes off. Couldn't find a reference in the Repair Manual (diagrams don't show the bracket and damper).