Removing Tie Rod

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Fig 1: Locating Tie Rod Installation Position
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To make it easier to remove the tie rod, swivel the relevant wheel bearing housing so that the tie rod is fully extended.
Unscrew fastening nut -1- from the ball pin for the tie-rod ball -2- until it is flush with the thread of the ball pin.

Fig 2: Identifying Tie-Rod Ball On Wheel Bearing Housing
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Press tie-rod ball off the wheel bearing housing. → Pressing off tie rod
When pressing it off, make sure not to damage the rpm sensor.

Fig 3: Pressing Off Tie Rod
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1. 3.1. Position ball joint puller T10187 under the ball pin and fit it on the fastening nut.
2. 3.2. Press tie-rod ball out of the tapered end of the wheel carrier using ball joint puller T10187 .
  Screw in hexagon on the ball joint puller T10187 until the tie-rod ball comes out of the tapered end of the wheel carrier.
Screw fastening nut -1- off the ball pin of the tie-rod ball -2- .

Fig 4: Identifying Tie-Rod Ball On Wheel Bearing Housing
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Right tie rod:
Remove fastening screws -1- on the heat shield -2- near the bellows -3- for the right tie rod.

Fig 5: Identifying Heat Shield Screws For Right Tie Rod
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Pull out heat shield -2- .
Loosen the outer clamp -arrow- on the bellows using assembly tools for spring band clamps Nr.72 .

Fig 6: Locating Outer Clamp
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Loosen the inner clamp -1- on the bellows using suitable pliers.

Fig 7: Loosening Inner Clamp
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Carefully pull the bellows outwards until the axial joint is accessible. → Pulling out bellows

Fig 8: Pulling Out Bellows
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Unscrew octagon -1- on the ball joint of the tie rod -2- from the rack-and-pinion using V.A.G 1923 open-jawed wrench insert Nr.95-2 .

Fig 9: Identifying Octagon On Ball Joint Of Tie Rod
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