Inner Tie Rod Boot Clamp Removal

Pull the boot off the shaft.

Inner tie rod boot clamp removal.

6 pull the boot off the steering rack and outward on the tie rod to expose the inner tie rod joint. 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. So i decided to make a video showing you folks what the clamp looks.

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. Took me about 2 hours to figure out how to remove the bellows boot off the inner tie rod. Remove the inner tie rod end boot by using the wire cutters and twisting and cutting the clamp holding it in place. Next take a pair of pliers and remove the clamp from the boot on the inside end of the inner tie rod end.

Only do this if you are replacing both inner and outer tie rod ends. Remove the boot from the inner tie rod end. 5 remove the clamps on the rack boot by grasping the mushroom pinch crimp with diagonal or flush end cutters and twisting cutting. Assume that the hub has been unbolted from the car already using the 12 pt.

Insert the proper sized end of the inner tie rod remover into the tie rod remover tool. 7 bend the locking plate tabs away from the flats on the inner joint housing.