Appreciate the video. Gonna give the outer tie rod and bearings a change this week on the facelift version R51 but looks the same. Nice to have something to go on. Watching from Scotland.
Thank you IC! I'm glad you found the video to be beneficial and assisted you with replacing your tie rods on your Pathfinder. Stay tuned for many more DIY Auto Repair videos here on the channel and thanks for watching!
Thread count only matters if you are replacing using the EXACT SAME MODEL AND DIMENSION tie rods. Better to take measurements from a fixed and repeatable point of reference to the edge of your rotor.
Thks, will probably be doing this real soon on my Pathy also and will be replacing the inners as well… I’m going to let the shop do my alignment and like u said , the outer and inner tie rod don’t have to line up perfect as long as it’s snug , take it in and let them deal with it correct … ?
@@Sellthoseflippingcars Took my car to get a alignment and was told to buy a camber kit bolt for $300 bucks so they can adjust the castor and camber , cause they can only do the toe… is it worth it cause my truck is not lifted… I didn’t know u needed a kit to do those alignment , I thought if yr truck is lifted then u needed a camber kit so your wheels don’t butter fly out and wear out the tires ..
@@ffhjhcgffhhv8097 that is just some sale tactic, to adjust alignment of the vehicle they are only messing with the outer tie rod. The camber bolt attaches the hub to the strut assembly. There is no need to touch that bolt when adjusting your vehicles alignment. Hope this helps!
Exactly what mine looks like.. loosey goosey. Part I have is an aftermarket tie rod, threads aren’t exact same, can I measure from ball joint to start of outer rod?
That is one option Mike or you can do a tire alignment by sight. It is not entirely by sight but by a string and to inanimate objects. I have a video that I completed this type of tire alignment on a car. I will make sure I post it below but to have your alignment totally spot on you would need to take it to an alignment shop.
On the outer tie rod what you want to do is tighten it down but lineup the castle nut so the cotter pin can fit all the way through. So tighten the nut on the Outer tie rod until it is tight and line up the cotter pin. The inner tie rod is Tighten until it is tight you do not want to over torque this so there is not a specific torque spec. If you were to look it up at the dealership it would say 69 inch pounds on the inner socket
excellent instruction. inner rods brought me here.
Thank you Tyler! I'm glad that you found the video to be beneficial in your inner tie rod replacement.
Lil man is over there giving words of encouragement
Lol i know right! He is always trying to help in one way or another.
Appreciate the video. Gonna give the outer tie rod and bearings a change this week on the facelift version R51 but looks the same. Nice to have something to go on. Watching from Scotland.
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Appreciate the video. Was very helpful. Great Job.
Thank you IC! I'm glad you found the video to be beneficial and assisted you with replacing your tie rods on your Pathfinder. Stay tuned for many more DIY Auto Repair videos here on the channel and thanks for watching!
Great job thanks
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Thread count only matters if you are replacing using the EXACT SAME MODEL AND DIMENSION tie rods. Better to take measurements from a fixed and repeatable point of reference to the edge of your rotor.
Amazing tip K9!!!! Thank you for contributing to the community!! Thanks for watching
Thks, will probably be doing this real soon on my Pathy also and will be replacing the inners as well… I’m going to let the shop do my alignment and like u said , the outer and inner tie rod don’t have to line up perfect as long as it’s snug , take it in and let them deal with it correct … ?
You need to have them aligned by sight as much as possible. Make sure they look straight then the shop will make sure its perfectly aligned
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Thks ..👍
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Took my car to get a alignment and was told to buy a camber kit bolt for $300 bucks so they can adjust the castor and camber , cause they can only do the toe… is it worth it cause my truck is not lifted… I didn’t know u needed a kit to do those alignment , I thought if yr truck is lifted then u needed a camber kit so your wheels don’t butter fly out and wear out the tires ..
@@ffhjhcgffhhv8097 that is just some sale tactic, to adjust alignment of the vehicle they are only messing with the outer tie rod. The camber bolt attaches the hub to the strut assembly. There is no need to touch that bolt when adjusting your vehicles alignment. Hope this helps!
is it normal to have a little power steering fluid in the boot? Thx
Yes
Would this be applicable to the Xterra?
Yes it will be quite similar to the Xterra.
Exactly what mine looks like.. loosey goosey. Part I have is an aftermarket tie rod, threads aren’t exact same, can I measure from ball joint to start of outer rod?
That is one option Mike or you can do a tire alignment by sight. It is not entirely by sight but by a string and to inanimate objects. I have a video that I completed this type of tire alignment on a car. I will make sure I post it below but to have your alignment totally spot on you would need to take it to an alignment shop.
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If your tie rods are moving freely like that then they need replaced
How much torque was applied to inner tie rod?
On the outer tie rod what you want to do is tighten it down but lineup the castle nut so the cotter pin can fit all the way through. So tighten the nut on the Outer tie rod until it is tight and line up the cotter pin. The inner tie rod is Tighten until it is tight you do not want to over torque this so there is not a specific torque spec. If you were to look it up at the dealership it would say 69 inch pounds on the inner socket
My lock bolt of the outer tie rod is really hard to open it. I am stuck, can't take the old outer tie rod out. :(
Do you have a cutoff wheel or Sawzall? Cut it off so you can remove the inner tie rod
@@Sellthoseflippingcars i used a 1 meter steel tube with a spanner and open the lock nut easily