Turbo tie rod installation

[WarrenS]

I have a set of turbo tie rods to install in my 914. What type wrench is needed to remove the old ones from the steering rack? Should the shaft of the steering rack be held while removing the ends, or is it sturdy enough to withstand the force of twisting them off?

[anthony]

It's a special tool but I've heard of people improvising with the tool made for a bicycle bottom bracket or the tool for adjusting a 911 fan belt.

Personally, I'd use a big pipe wrench since you're probably throwing the old tie rods into the garbage anyway. The turbo tie rods don't need a special tool to put back on.

[RustyWa]

I used the bicycle bottom bracket wrench...and used the allen wrench for a spacer also. Worked great. Plus the other end of the "hook-wrench" fit on the turbos for reassembly.

I also used that bottom bracket wrench for helping remove the cap nut off my front struts. It has since been moved to my automobile tool box..

[SummerSledSix]

Since the old tie rods were going in the trash, I used a large pair of slip joint pliers to get my old tie rods loose. Yes, it is a good idea to counter-hold the steering rack rod-ends, this actually gave me better leverage for the wrenching. Mine had a flat (or flats) machined into them, a crescent wrench works nicely there.

[HMeeder]

Big one.

Threw the old ones away.

[Loan Dog]

I used a pipe wrench for both my turbo tie rod install and the strut cover. Worked smooth as puppy poop! No special tools needed.
Don Kiepert