How to: Replace outer tie rod ends (Ford)
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- Опубликовано: 2 дек 2016
- How to: Change outer tie rod ends on your steering track rod, with an effort to maintain alignment.
Video on how to check and diagnose the outer and inner track rod: • How to: Check track ro...
Video on replacing the inner rods: • How to: Replace inner ...
Ford steering playlist: • Ford steering
The vehicle featured is a Ford Mondeo Mk3 (2002) but this process is generic.
You will need:
* Replacement tie rod end(s), with replacement stud nuts. You can usually find on Amazon ~ US: amzn.to/2h4SGUT | UK: amzn.to/2gYbMIj
* Spanner or crowfoot attachment for bar to suit track rod lock-nut (24 mm shown). An adjustable spanner may turn a nut that's not tight
* Adjustable spanner or vise-grips (locking pliers) to hold tie rod while turning lock-nut
* Socket and spanner to suit stud nut (15 mm shown)
* Hex key to suit stud (depending on design)
* Breaker bar
* Ratchet handle (convenient)
* Hammer
* Torque wrench (important for tightening the stud nut on the ball joint). The wrench in the video ~ Amazon US: amzn.to/2g1zGoJ | UK: amzn.to/2gJ7sAg
* Thread locker if re-using old stud nut.
(Using the above Amazon links helps support my channel and is appreciated!) 
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Amazon links (from the description):
Tie rods ~ US: amzn.to/2h4SGUT | UK: amzn.to/2gYbMIj
Torque wrench ~ US: amzn.to/2g1zGoJ | UK: amzn.to/2gJ7sAg
Really great job with this video. Your voice is even, volume consistent, good use of live sound mingled with over voice. You looked ahead for possibly issues, which is always a plus. Thank you for the video!
Great vid. clear, concise, just what us home mechanics need 👍
I am very impressed by your video! Now I know exactly what I need to do and look out for when I go to do this job!
Great video and good explanation how to do it. Wish me luck people 🤞
Thank you for this I’m about to change mine and this video helped a lot
Calm and thorough - a great video, thanks.
Great video, thanks for making. Just did this job.
As a tip, if you measure to somewhere on the hub you can eliminate all the variables with the new part.
Top vid, as usual! Thx!
Fantastic diy video, thank you for uploading
Great stuff!
PERFECT VIDEO - I could follow it easily!!! Thank You
Why measure if you don't use the measurement to adjust the new tie rod end?
Very helpful. Thank you.
Could you not just use your first measurements to the center on the joint to avoid realignment?
Great vid mate👍
Video on how to check and diagnose the outer and inner track rod: ruclips.net/video/DerpCk-nsvQ/видео.html
Video on replacing the inner rods: ruclips.net/video/9rcXiA8UK-w/видео.html
Good Work
Great video
Love it. What you’ll need is a adjustable spanner. Haven’t herd that since 1982. In Yemen. We do not have spanners or boots🤗
is there a guid for inner tie rods and stabilizer link?
great video, thanks
Thank you
Tuning fork with a 3 lb hammer works great
Weird because on my 2010 Mondeo the studs point up with the nut on top rather than the other way around like this
If the tie rod end is off by a thred would your car jurks driving down the road?
Wouldn't say it would jerk, depends what you mean, the tires will drag a little and steering might feel twitchy.
Strange... my tie rod ends were in the opposite way to yours (with the big nut on the top)
Maybe I'm wrong ,but I'm changing that part at the moment and mine is stock ,nut. On top and yours is upside down and in my opinion the nut should be on top..maybe that's what made yours wear out faster
Different cars put them different orientations.
My 2010 Mondeo's the same, nut on top and not on the bottom
If you measured to the tie rod end stud center. You should've just put it back on to that distance and not worry about number of turns it made!! Or really anything pertaining to the threads. You could've saved yourself that whole issue and expense.
ive done lots of these he made a mistake ! he didnt measure the old tie rod to the center of the end then turn the new one on no matter how long or short it is and measure it to the center of the end and make sure its the exact same length of the old one before tightening it down if he did then no alignment it would have been needed.
Why not just measure the exposed threads?
Are the left and right outer tie rod ends Identical?
Yes.
@@CraigsDIY if they are identical, why are they sold as, "left outer" and "right outer"?
@@scales57 They're not identical, they're sided
Why didn’t you just measure and adjust it?
10:41 is this movement normal?
Yes it's just the inner joint, it has to articulate too. So long as it's not loose or slack as discussed earlier.
@@CraigsDIY thank's !!
What kind of Ford is that
Mondeo Estate
This bloke sounds like Jack Dee
... and the passenger side is the opposite way around 😅 ffs