Stick the jack on the bottom of the tie rod end and jack up til the force of the spring gives you enough friction to get the nut off without the ball joint turning. Worked for me. The t40 insert point rounds so easily when it's corroded
Thanks man I filed a video and I just finished today. I did the same I just tighten it the best I could. One question though I didn't use a tie rod tool to tighten it. Could that damage my rack?
You've been very helpfull for me. My roght tie rod was floppy need to be changed, and stuck rusted inside, so I couldn't unscrew it anyhow. Other side tie rod I cut by grinder along from one side of tie rod and put penetrating oil on it. Than holding inner tie rod by 15mm wrench I coud unscrew outer tie rod easly. I put lemforder outer tie rod . Thank's and have a good day. Grease inside is very good idea ather way rust will sized this quickly.
Hi! Don't you put any grease on the new inner tie rod ball joint or is it factory pre greased? I'm gonna do this job on my E39 this weekend, and I will use LEMFÖRDER, pre greased with white lithium grease. I'm gonna upload the video btw. Thank you.
Hi , yes the tie rod come with a greas pack in the box I just realized I did not show the part where I use that grease packet and applied it to the tie rod. But you can apply your grease in the applicable area.
Why did you change these parts? Did you have play in your steering? I don't have play but have creaking and little piping sounds when steering at low speed or reversing into bay on full lock, any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Good morning Stuart, I replaced the inner and outer tie rods due to having play , I took the BMW to get a wheel alignment and the tech advise me the left side had alot of play and since one side is going bad most likely the other side will follow. I when a step ahead and changed all inner and outer tie rods that will give me more piece of mind knowing I have a better steering suspension and better drive handle. Try lifting one side of the car with a jack and check for play, place one hand at a the 12oclock position and the other hand on the 6oclock position and move up and down and check for wheel play. If it moved and a knocking sound is heard. Changed as needed. I hope this helps
@@oscars-autorepair3236 will do thanks, I have been told my anti roll bar bushes may need replacing with the creaking sounds I'm getting when turning at low speed.
Hey oscar, would you recommend moog tie Rod? How long they last? BTW greatly appreciate that man. I've completed 4 control arms replacement thanks to you.
Hi Ismail, I highly recommend Moog tie rods, it's been a few years and they are still going strong on the bmw. As long as you grease them every three oil changes you should be solid.
Hey oscar, how was the car behaving before you did this job? My car has bin going out of control when i drive in uneven roads especially when im braking. Also my car has got worse, now when i pull up to any driveway i hear small chunks on both wheels or when im parking and reversing making creaking noise. Any advice?
I change mine because i attempted to get an alignment and the tire shop advise me to get the inner and out rod change due to the fact that the tire had too much play. So i recommend you jack up your front end and on each tire put your hand in the 9 'o'clock and 3'oclock position and if you have play i would encourage you to change the inner and outer rods.
Hi well I wanted to show how you can take apart separate in case you only had to change one of the tie rods, inner or outer. Again , this is one of many ways to replace these parts. But you can certainly remove in one single piece
@@GeorgeAusters Hi there . You have been everywhere on RUclips that I am going George. I have recently purchased a 2005 760Li and am having to do all the usual stuff and your videos and the ones like these that we seek out are so helpful. Cheers - Mark
Bro you have saved me countless times when I’m working on my car and I get devastated !!! Keep posting videos man keep doing what your doing
@@e60_545i thanks for your feedback and motivation!
most videos about car repairs are stupid and low quality. but as a tech in training i find this one very helpful. thank you
👍🏾Great tip about the anti-seize application 👍🏾. The reason why I have to replace mine now is because the outer's are stuck.
Stick the jack on the bottom of the tie rod end and jack up til the force of the spring gives you enough friction to get the nut off without the ball joint turning. Worked for me. The t40 insert point rounds so easily when it's corroded
Great video Oscar. Thanks very much. Will be changing the inner and outer tie rods on both sides of my 2005 E66 soon, for peace of mind.
Thanks man I filed a video and I just finished today. I did the same I just tighten it the best I could. One question though I didn't use a tie rod tool to tighten it. Could that damage my rack?
I'm fitting Lemforder ones this weekend
Amazing video man great job!
Great video. Clearly explained, thanks a lot.
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Hi Oscar - very good video... thanks
you are welcome. I am glad it help you.
You've been very helpfull for me. My roght tie rod was floppy need to be changed, and stuck rusted inside, so I couldn't unscrew it anyhow. Other side tie rod I cut by grinder along from one side of tie rod and put penetrating oil on it. Than holding inner tie rod by 15mm wrench I coud unscrew outer tie rod easly. I put lemforder outer tie rod . Thank's and have a good day. Grease inside is very good idea ather way rust will sized this quickly.
Great video.... thanks you saved me $800 I did it myself and it was pretty easy... thanks again
Hi! Don't you put any grease on the new inner tie rod ball joint or is it factory pre greased? I'm gonna do this job on my E39 this weekend, and I will use LEMFÖRDER, pre greased with white lithium grease. I'm gonna upload the video btw. Thank you.
Hi , yes the tie rod come with a greas pack in the box I just realized I did not show the part where I use that grease packet and applied it to the tie rod. But you can apply your grease in the applicable area.
e60s are super easy to align, all you need is a wall leveler from harbor freight with the ver/hor beams. $60. i need to make a video
very much appreciated man..thank you.
Very good video.. just finished installing mine. Thanks tons!
your welcome
Why did you change these parts? Did you have play in your steering? I don't have play but have creaking and little piping sounds when steering at low speed or reversing into bay on full lock, any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Good morning Stuart, I replaced the inner and outer tie rods due to having play , I took the BMW to get a wheel alignment and the tech advise me the left side had alot of play and since one side is going bad most likely the other side will follow. I when a step ahead and changed all inner and outer tie rods that will give me more piece of mind knowing I have a better steering suspension and better drive handle. Try lifting one side of the car with a jack and check for play, place one hand at a the 12oclock position and the other hand on the 6oclock position and move up and down and check for wheel play. If it moved and a knocking sound is heard. Changed as needed. I hope this helps
@@oscars-autorepair3236 will do thanks, I have been told my anti roll bar bushes may need replacing with the creaking sounds I'm getting when turning at low speed.
Great how to video!
Hey oscar, would you recommend moog tie Rod? How long they last? BTW greatly appreciate that man. I've completed 4 control arms replacement thanks to you.
Hi Ismail, I highly recommend Moog tie rods, it's been a few years and they are still going strong on the bmw. As long as you grease them every three oil changes you should be solid.
Wow 4 control arms! Glad to be of help Ismail.
Thanks for this video,now I doing like you!
Hey oscar, how was the car behaving before you did this job? My car has bin going out of control when i drive in uneven roads especially when im braking. Also my car has got worse, now when i pull up to any driveway i hear small chunks on both wheels or when im parking and reversing making creaking noise. Any advice?
I change mine because i attempted to get an alignment and the tire shop advise me to get the inner and out rod change due to the fact that the tire had too much play. So i recommend you jack up your front end and on each tire put your hand in the 9 'o'clock and 3'oclock position and if you have play i would encourage you to change the inner and outer rods.
also try checking all 4 tires, sometimes the tires get worn uneven and you might get that car going out of control
Why would you remove them separately?
Hi well I wanted to show how you can take apart separate in case you only had to change one of the tie rods, inner or outer. Again , this is one of many ways to replace these parts. But you can certainly remove in one single piece
@@oscars-autorepair3236 Makes sense man!
@@GeorgeAusters Hi there . You have been everywhere on RUclips that I am going George. I have recently purchased a 2005 760Li and am having to do all the usual stuff and your videos and the ones like these that we seek out are so helpful. Cheers - Mark
When do you need to do this?
Nice video. Did you film it through a table cloth?
Looks like thru a wheel well more like
Hope you got better 💡 by now. But good video
111ft lb is crazy torque. That's more than the wheel bolts lol
good video! :D
Maybe join the metric system. The car is not made using inches 🤣
good video but dragging it out tooo much, constructive critisism.
wtg sir