How to Replace Inner & Outer Tie Rods on a ZF Rack Volvo 240
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2020
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How to Replace Inner & Outer Tie Rods on a ZF Rack Volvo 240
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Never use red locktite for this application. You cannot heat a steering rack so those inners are pretty much permanent now.
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THIS IS THE WAY.
Great video! Straight to the point. Good job
Lol that steering wheel was super off at the end. Great video!
Lol. yup. Got it set just enough to drive to a shop for a proper alignment.
Thank you so much for this video! I needed this more than ever.
Thank you for the awesome tutorial,
How are you going to tighten or loosen either tie rod after you just went through the trouble of torquing the nut to almost 50 foot pounds on the knuckle? What are you tightening or loosening since you already have it fasten to the knuckle?
One should be very careful using red thread locker!!! And where you use it at. If surfaces were clean the bond that sets up is almost as good as a weld. The only way to get it to release is to heat 🔥 it up to 500 degrees, and even then it will be hard to unscrew. So think about just where you use permanent thread locker 🤔.
Is the bent steering rod lock washer important to bend back when you reinstall? I changed the tie rods today and when I screwed the new ones on it didn’t line up right with the bent washers so I skipped that part because it didn’t say anything in the video, but now I’m kinda worried that I need to go back and bend them in? Please let me know! Thanks
Heck yeah! Thanks bud
Hey Longbow,
So first of all, your volvo repair videos are freaking amazing. I have already watched all of them twice, lol. So I was about to order new tie rod stuff for my 89 Volvo 245 but I don't know if I have a ZF or Cam rack on my car. I know my rack was replaced in the last 5 years according to service records that came with my car. Do you know how I can tell which rack I have? I know you are a busy person with lots going on, but any info would be great:) Thanks!
Okay, maybe I answered my own question. At 0:19 I see that you zoom in on the ZF symbol on you rack. I'll look closer at my own:)
Sometimes the racks are labeled such as mine was. Another way to tell (though, not always accurate) is to look at the rubber boot covering the tie rod. If the outer end of the bellow sits flush on the tie rod, it is most likely a CAM shaft. If the outer end of the bellow is supported by a rubber o-ring that is attached to the tie-rod, it is most likely a ZF rack.
@@LongbowMedia Thank you!!! You are a wealth of knowledge.
great thank you - nothing about securing the rack to not twist it and break the seals when un/screwing the inner tie rods ?
I suppose you could secure the rack with a wrench or similar, but I didn't notice any significant movement in the rack itself while unscrewing the tie rods.
@@LongbowMedia changed them and passed technical inspection yesterday ! Thanks again !
I just spent a ton of cash at a shop to get tie rod inners and outers replaced among other things, and the front end is clacking worse than before. I haven't gotten the alignment yet, but this doesn't feel right. It clacks on slow bumps and slow turns. I should not be getting this car back sounding worse than before.
My guess would be a control arm bushing, strut tower bushing or a ball joint. Anyone else have any thoughts?
@@LongbowMedia good guesses. It ended up being the strut tower mounts. After a visit to a second shop, she's all squared away luckily. All in all she has new rotors, struts, inner/outer ti rods, new tower mounts, new rear shocks. She's smoother than ever at the moment.
What’s the class/name/type of that red grease you’re using here?
Cheers
I think it was just some extra Mobile 1 synthetic grease I had kicking around the shop.
Hi 👋.
Can you slow down next video please, thanks.
Hi 👋.
Can you please slow down what you're working on .
Thank a lots.