Suspension Tear Down: Step 18 – Removing the Inner Tie Rod [Project Miata: Suspension Tear Down]

By
charlie
– February 8, 2012
Suspension Tear Down: Step 18 - Removing the Inner Tie Rod

There’s a washer hold this thing in place. The ears of said washer are bent down over the flat spots on the ball join. Take a long screw driver and a hammer and go to town on those bad boys. Once you’ve driven all 4 ears back just unscrew the inner tie rod using a large adjustable wrench on the now exposed flat spots… and then call your local Mazda dealer to order a set of $9.00 (each) washers to replace the ones you just mangled.

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About charlie

So in case you haven’t figured it out yet, my name is Charlie Brumfield, and I co-host the Burnout Radio Podcast with Nick Malone. I also Co-Host and write articles for Car Care 101. My ride is the the now infamous Project Miata. I’m also the web guy, the photographer, videographer, editor, writter, audiophile, and graphics monkey for all things Burnout Radio and Car Care 101. I like pie.