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Inner Tie Rod Install

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Can anyone tell me how easy/hard it is to install a passenger inner tie rod?

I tried to get a wheel alignment and Sears said it had some 'play' and recommended a replacement. I can get a replacement, but Sears wants like $50 to install it.... Can this be easily done myslef???? If so, please provide brief, detailed instructions. Thank you...
 

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Not hard at all. Basically pull your outer tie rod. You'll need a pickle fork to do that (even though I've seen people use a hammer) Once you do that unscrew the out tie rod. You'll need special tool (I forget then name of it (but it's designed to remove the inner tie rod It basically a 3ft long deep socket that slids over the inner tie rod so you can unscrew it from the rack using a 1/2 ratchet. Then just reverse the procedure. Even though $50 doesn't really seem to expensive and if you dont' have the tools and never done it before it might be worth it. Good luck
 

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If you can get the tool for $50 then i think it would be worth it to do it yourself.
 

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When I changed one, the main problem was the pop rivet in the inner tie rod end that kept it from unscrewing from the rack. I had to drill out the pop rivet and once I did that, I used 2 big adjustable wrenches to unscrew the inner tie rod end from the rack. The replacement tie rod end didn't need a pop rivet.
 
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