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02-25-2010, 10:05 PM
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3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Toronto
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Car: '89 325is
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Tie Rod Replacement
Hi Everyone,
Just finishing off my steering work and replacing the outer tie rods.
One of them screwed onto the steering knuckle tight, but for some reason I can't tighten the other one. It just seems to rotate the entire ball joint.
Does this mean that the rod is broken? Why did one tighten right up, and the other will not tighten up much past hand tightening?
Any help is appreciated (I bought pretty good quality, life time warranty, so it's not because of the equipment)...
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02-25-2010, 10:10 PM
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The Afro-stig
Join Date: Nov 2005
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Put a jack under the ball joint, keep lifting till you just start to lift the entire car. (hear creaking noises)
You will be able to tighten the ball joint then.
Goodluck!
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02-25-2010, 10:19 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Mississauga
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or use a channel locking plier and squeeze the joint while tightening.
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02-25-2010, 11:00 PM
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6th Gear Member
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Use the jack method. Much less chance of damaging something than with that plier solution.
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02-26-2010, 08:09 AM
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3rd Gear Member
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Thanks guys, I will try that tonight, hopefully I can get it done before 9:30 lol
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02-26-2010, 10:48 AM
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6th Gear Member
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are you talking about the tie rod end threading onto the inner part? or the balljoint into the strut? If you're talking about the end(#8 below) onto the inner(to make a #4), you will not use a jack, but use visegrips or a pipewrench to hold the inner while you thread the end on far enough that you can drive to get an alignment. If you can't tighten the nut on the balljoint(#9), use a jack as described above.
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02-26-2010, 04:34 PM
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3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
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Cool diagram, thanks. Yes, it is #9 that is causing the issue. I will try the jack method and post tonight.
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02-26-2010, 08:09 PM
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Last of the Late-Brakers
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The diagram is from http://www.realoem.com
If you're working on a BMW you should really get familiar with that site, it's like the bible but without all the lies
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02-26-2010, 10:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nonlocal
it's like the bible but without all the lies
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02-27-2010, 11:14 PM
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3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by e30_kid89
Put a jack under the ball joint, keep lifting till you just start to lift the entire car. (hear creaking noises)
You will be able to tighten the ball joint then.
Goodluck!
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Great advice, it went on perfectly when I did this. Thanks!
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02-28-2010, 12:27 PM
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The Afro-stig
Join Date: Nov 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brent
Great advice, it went on perfectly when I did this. Thanks!
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03-01-2010, 12:39 AM
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Parts Hoarding Specialist
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Location: Milton
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Brent, it's funny how you got the damn things off without using the jack... usually the nut spins the ball joint when you try to undo that same nut.
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03-06-2010, 05:54 PM
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3rd Gear Member
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Location: Toronto
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Car: '89 325is
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It's been a while since I took them off, but if I remember right I think I may have just cut them off with my trusty $10 rotary tool from Canadian Tire...lol
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