Table of contents: Removal 🠇 Installation 🠇
Note: A new tie rod end ball joint to steering knuckle nut must be used during installation.
Removal
1. Apply the parking brake. Raise the front of the vehicle and support it securely (see "Lifting and installing the car on supports"). Remove the corresponding front wheel.
2. If the tip is to be reused, use a ruler and scriber or similar tools to mark its position relative to the steering rod.
3. Hold the tie rod and loosen the tie rod end lock nut a quarter turn (figure 23.3). Do not move the locknut from this position as it will serve as a reference mark during installation.
You can find the original on the resource (peugeotbook.ru)
Figure 23.3. Tie rod ball joint lock nut (A) and ball joint mounting nut to steering knuckle (B)
4. Loosen the tie rod end ball joint mounting nut in the steering knuckle and use a universal ball joint puller to release the conical pin of the ball joint. Throw away the nut; when installing, you should use a new one.
5. Disconnect the tip from the steering rod, while counting the exact number of turns required to unscrew it.
6. Count the number of open threads between the tip end and the locknut and record this value. If a new ball joint is to be installed, loosen the lock nut on the "old" ball joint.
7. Clean the tip and threads thoroughly. Replace the tip if the ball joint movement is uneven or too tight, if it is excessively worn or damaged. Check the pin taper and threads carefully. If the ball joint boot is damaged, the entire end must be replaced, as the boot is not supplied separately.
Installation
8. If a new tip is to be installed, thread the locknut onto it and position it so that the same number of exposed threads are visible as were marked before removal.
9. Screw the tip into the steering rod, turning it by the same number of turns that was noted during removal. This should bring the end locknut to a position within a quarter turn of the end of the tie rod, aligning the marks that were made during removal (if applicable). Hold the tie rod and tighten the lock nut securely.
10. Insert the ball joint pin into the steering knuckle, then screw on the new nut and tighten it to the specified torque.
11. Install the wheel, lower the vehicle and tighten the wheel bolts to the specified torque.
12. Finally, check the front wheel alignment angles and adjust them if necessary (see paragraph 24).