Inner Tie Rod Boot Clamp Removal

Remove the boot from the inner tie rod end.

Inner tie rod boot clamp removal.

Assume that the hub has been unbolted from the car already using the 12 pt. 6 pull the boot off the steering rack and outward on the tie rod to expose the inner tie rod joint. So i decided to make a video showing you folks what the clamp looks. 5 remove the clamps on the rack boot by grasping the mushroom pinch crimp with diagonal or flush end cutters and twisting cutting.

Pull the boot off the shaft. Use the inner tie rod remover to screw the inner tie rod off the rack. Insert the proper sized end of the inner tie rod remover into the tie rod remover tool. Took me about 2 hours to figure out how to remove the bellows boot off the inner tie rod.

7 bend the locking plate tabs away from the flats on the inner joint housing. Once i remove the tie rod end keeping a close eye on the position on the threads i ll need to cut the bands on the inner tie rod boot and slide it off. There is another tool out there that s a long cylinder with three screws that clamp down on the inner tie rod however it wouldn t have worked in my case bent inner tie rod. Channel locks or a pipe wrench won t work to remove a pt cruiser s inner tie rod ends you need to use a tool like this.

You will need to remove the pinch nut. From here insert the inner tie rod tool apply another wrench to the part coming from the rack and loosen.