Installation - Inner Tie Rod Bushing - Dodge Intrepid Service Manual

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BUSHING - INNER TIE ROD (Continued)
(a) Place the inner tie rod bushing end in the
Receiver as shown (Fig. 59).
(b) Place Remover/Installer, Special Tool 8438–4,
with the small end down on top of the bushing
(Fig. 59).
(c) Insert Screw, Special Tool 8438–3, though the
Remover/Installer and tie rod bushing, until it
threads into the bottom of the Receiver.
(d) Using hand tools, tighten the Screw until it
bottoms out. The bushing is now removed from the
inner tie rod.
(19) Remove the Screw, then remove the Remover/
Installer, tie rod and bushing from the Receiver.

INSTALLATION - INNER TIE ROD BUSHING

NOTE: When servicing inner tie rod bushings,
replacement of bushings on both inner tie rods is
recommended.
(1) Using Mopar Silicone Spray Lubricant, spray
bushing, inner tie rod end, and inside of Sizer, Spe-
cial Tool 8438–2.
CAUTION: Do not use petroleum based rubber
bushing installation lubricant. Premature bushing
failure may occur.
NOTE: The inner tie rod bushing is symmetrical.
There is no designated top or bottom.
(2) Place NEW bushing in the bore of Sizer as
shown (Fig. 60). Slide bushing all the way into the
Sizer bore.
Fig. 60 Bushing Installation Into 8438-2 (Sizer)
(3) With the Receiver,
mounted in the vise as shown (Fig. 61), assemble the
Special Tool 8438 in the following manner to install
the new bushing.
Special Tool 8438–1,
(a) Place the inner tie rod end in Receiver as
shown (Fig. 61).
(b) Place the Sizer (with bushing) on top of the
tie rod bushing bore with the tapered end facing
downward.
(c) Place Remover/Installer, Special Tool 8438–4,
with the small end down on top of the bushing
(Fig. 61).
(d) Insert Screw, Special Tool 8438–3, through
the Remover/Installer, bushing (in Sizer) and tie
rod, until it threads into the bottom of the
Receiver.
(e) Using hand tools, tighten the Screw, pushing
the bushing out of Sizer, into the inner tie rod end.
Tighten the Screw until it bottoms in the tool. Do
not overtighten.
Fig. 61 Special Tool 8438 Set Up For Installation
1 - 8438-3 (SCREW)
2 - BUSHING
3 - INNER TIE ROD
4 - VISE
5 - 8438-1 (RECEIVER)
6 - 8438-2 (SIZER)
7 - 8438-4 (REMOVER/INSTALLER)
(4) Remove the Screw, Remover/Installer and
Sizer, then remove the tie rod from the Receiver.
(5) Inspect the bushing. It will appear slightly off-
center in the tie rod (Fig. 62). This is a normal con-
dition.
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