@#$%, @#$%, @#$% (The Turbo Tie Rod Upgrade)
09-22-2007 | 10:58 PM
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honestly, i used to read about turbo tie rod upgrades from magazine ads 15 yrs ago. i never knew it was actually about replacing this poor excuse for a tie rod with what i would call a regular tie rod (i was used to BMWs).
so, yes, it's worth it, esp if you have one frozen like i did, with collapsed rubber.
so, yes, it's worth it, esp if you have one frozen like i did, with collapsed rubber.
02-19-2008 | 12:10 AM
#18
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What did they charge? I've been contemplating doing mine too but have heard way more horror stories than success stories.
02-19-2008 | 02:30 PM
#19
...Well. It ain’t f***ing ‘simple’. OK?
Tie rod end removal was a breeze. Bottle jack the strut extension & smack the bolt under the castellated nut & it’s out. Forget the numerous proponents of pickle forks & specific Porsche tools. Smack it. It was easy & painless.
The tie rods were a different story. You can’t just screw the old ones off the way Wayne’s book says. There is no way I could bend the rod - via the rubber knuckle – to supply enough leverage in the right direction....
Tie rod end removal was a breeze. Bottle jack the strut extension & smack the bolt under the castellated nut & it’s out. Forget the numerous proponents of pickle forks & specific Porsche tools. Smack it. It was easy & painless.
The tie rods were a different story. You can’t just screw the old ones off the way Wayne’s book says. There is no way I could bend the rod - via the rubber knuckle – to supply enough leverage in the right direction....
.Keith
'88 CE coupe
