How To Replace Tie Rod 2003-13 GMC Savana
Created on: 2013-09-27
If the outer tie rod is loose or damaged, this video has steps you can follow to do this straightforward repair yourself
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step 1 :Removing the Wheel
- Pry off the wheel cover by hand
- Loosen the lug nut covers with a 21mm socket
- Pull off the center cap
- Loosen the lug nuts with the vehicle on the ground
- Raise the vehicle with a floor jack
- Secure the vehicle on jack stands
- Remove the lug nuts
- Pull off the wheel
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step 2 :Removing the Outer Tie Rod
- Turn the brake rotor by hand or turn the steering wheel to turn the rotor
- Loosen the tie rod with an adjustable wrench
- Straighten out the castle nut pin with pliers
- Remove the pin
- Remove the 21mm castle nut from the ball joint
- Strike the wheel knuckle with a hammer to loosen the tie rod end
- Pull the tie rod out of the wheel knuckle
- Measure the distance from the base of the inner tie rod to the end of the outer tie rod
- Note that measurement
- Twist off the outer tie rod
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step 3 :Installing the Outer Tie Rod
- Twist the outer tie rod onto the inner tie rod
- Measure the distance from the base of the inner tie rod to the end of the outer tie rod
- This should be the same as the measurement from Step 2
- Push the ball joint into the steering knuckle
- Fasten the castle nut onto the ball joint
- Push the pin through the castle nut
- Bend the pin into place with pliers
- Tighten the tie rod with an adjustable wrench
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step 4 :Reattaching the Wheel
- Slide the wheel into place
- Start the lug nuts by hand
- Tighten the lug nuts preliminarily
- Lower the vehicle to the ground
- Tighten the lug nuts to 100 foot-pounds in a crossing or star pattern
- Reattach the center cap
- Tighten the lug nut covers with a 21mm socket
- Push on the wheel cover
Tools needed
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Adjustable Wrench
21mm Socket
A Piece of Pipe (for leverage)
Hammer
Torque Wrench
Jack Stands
7mm Socket
Ratchet
Floor Jack
Needle nose pliers
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In this video, we're going to show you how to replace an outer tie rod on this 2005 GMC Savana 2500. It's the same process on the Savanas from 2001 to 2006, as well as a large variety of GM trucks and vans. The tools you'll need are an adjustable wrench, a piece of pipe for leverage, a 7 millimeter and 21 millimeter socket and ratchet, a pair of pliers, jack and jack stands, a hammer, and a torque wrench.
Start by removing the wheel cover or whatever wheel trim you might have. This one has a chrome one. Pull that off, and then, just use your socket and pull or loosen the lug nut covers. Pull the center cap off. If you don't have the benefit of air tools, you'll want to loosen the lug nuts with the vehicle on the ground. Then, jack up and secure the vehicle and remove the lug nuts, wheel, and tire.
Now, what you want to do is angle the wheel so you can get back to the outer tie rod. Now, using an adjustable wrench and a piece of pipe, you want to loosen the tie rod. Using a 21 millimeter socket, you want to remove that castle nut at the top of the ball joint. This one didn't have a pin through it to secure it, but typically, they do. All you want to do is straighten out the pin and pry it out. Now, using a hammer, you just want to hit the knuckle. Just repeatedly hit it until that bolt loosens up and pull the tie rod free. Before you remove the tie rod, make sure you know what the length of it is. Just measure this distance. Now, you can spin the outer tie rod off.
The old one is on the right, with the new outer tie rod on the left from 1A Auto. You can see it's an exact match. It comes with everything you need for installation. Now, using a 7 millimeter socket and ratchet, you just want to make sure you tighten this up. Then, twist the outer tie rod back onto the inner tie rod. Now, you want to re-measure it and make sure it's the right distance. Then, you want to line up the knuckle with the bolt on the ball joint. Push it up through and replace your castle nut. Push the pin through the bolt and the castle nut. You just want to use pliers to pry the ends of the pin. Now using your adjustable wrench, just tighten that back up.
We'll just fast forward as he puts the wheel back on. You want to replace the lug nuts while it's up in the air. Tighten them. Lower the vehicle. Tighten them the rest of the way and then torque them to 100 foot-pounds. Then, you want to put back on your hubcap. Tighten the lug nut caps and replace your wheel cover.
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