mudduck Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Just as the title says, on a ea82 car. Any tricks I should know before I tear into the tierod? I havn't replaced them on a Subaru, anything I need to be aware of? And to align the front end, do I just back off the jamnut on the outter tie rod and twist the tie rod? Or is there somthing that I am not seeing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 yeah, just mark everything properly and reinstall exactly as it was. one method is to count the number of threads. if you unscrew it 13 times, then screw it back in 13 times. it's usually rather obvious where the "clean" and "dirty" threads start and stop from ones that were exposed and ones that were not. the only problem here lies in the event where you purchase after market parts. if they differ in configuration it's possible that they are a bit longer or shorter. in that case, i would guess the truest form of properly retaining your alignment is to take measurements. if you reinstall the critical parts of the components where they were you're golden. i've done a bunch of tie rods and never had a problem getting them resinstalled just fine. i actually just replaced a legacy inner tie rod without even removing the wheel or the outer tie rod from the hub. i don't recommend it though, i just wanted to see if i could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4_Welder Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 If the turn counting doesn't work, or your alignment is off to begin with, then you can do a simple alignment with a tape measure, crayon and a friend- Jack the front end up one side at a time just enough to be able to spin the tires. While spinning the tire, make a mark down the center of the tread with a crayon, then put that tire back on the ground. Do the same on the other side. Have a friend hold the end of the tape measure against this line on the rear side of the tire, then see what the distance is to the line on the other tire. Do the same thing in front of the tires. Since you're fairly low on the tire, you want the front to be 1/16" narrower than the rear. This will get you in a decent ballpark range for toe-in. One warning- the car has to have the full weight on the tires or this won't work. As the suspension lifts, your toe changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 that's awesome. sounds like you've done this before?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4_Welder Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Only on 90% of my vehicles and about 20 heavy trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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