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Originally Posted by martin328
For Xi models, how do you undo the inner tie rod from the rack? it seems like the inner ball joint is way in there, do i just turn the wheel all the way to extend it out?
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Sorry its been several months since I did mine BUT from what I recall....You do not want the rack fully extended when you break the inner tie rod free as the torque can apparently damage the rack at close to full lock, I'm guessing by mangling the seals. I can't remember where I read this, it could have been earlier in this thread or maybe Bentley's. I know I used a big ass crescent wrench with the steering turned just enough to get in there and break it loose, then did whatever was comfortable from there to disassemble and reassemble....Same thing with torquing the new one in, get as much of the rack cylinder in the housing as possible before you start really torquing things back tight. I am starting to recall doing a lot of steering wheel turning when I did mine, I did both sides at the same time.