Steering Tie Rod removal in situ SV wide track.

[W11PEL]

Hi

I have a 2006 SV and the tie rod cadmium plating has gone a bit off.

So I want to take the rods off to either get new or get the existing ones replated.

The rubber gaiters/bellows are degrading too so I'll probably buy the SV kit from Caterham. I have found of late that basic 3rd party specialist jobs cost a absolute fortune. A plater will probably charge a pretty penny and the car will be imobile for a while. I can do the job in one go if I buy the kit..

https://caterhamparts.co.uk/racks/3981-tie-rod-set...

So....

I intend to wind the rods out the ball joints and leave the ball joints on the uprights.

Then take off the bellows. My question is can I get access with the rack in place to get to the big slim nuts to get the tie rods off where the knuckle joints are?

I was hoping on Left/Right full lock I can. Also what size is the nut?

Cheers!

Edited by W11PEL on Saturday 18th January 10:29

[Tazio77]

Why not just get some carbon fibre look a like tape, and spiral bind them to cover them?

[mic]

Cover them with heat shrink.

[N.G.Near]

mic said:

Cover them with heat shrink.

That’s what I did with mine. I first smeared a very light oil coating over the track rods and then slipped the heat shrink over before setting to with the heat gun. Worked very well and the oil coating should, in theory, prevent any water getting under by capillary action to cause surface corrosion.