GMC 1982 Light Duty Truck Service Manual page 240

3B1-6 STEERING LINKAGE
N O TIC E: See N O T I C E on page 1 of this section
regarding all fasteners referred to in servicing steering
linkage components.
TIE RODS
Rem oval
1. Raise vehicle on hoist.
2. Remove nuts from ball studs. The inner tie rod ends use
crimp nuts, while the outer ends use castellated nuts
and cotter pins.
3. To remove outer ball stud, tap on steering arm at tie rod
end with a ham m er while using a heavy hammer or
similar tool as a backing (Fig. 3B1-7).
4. Remove inner ball stud from relay rod using same
procedure as described in Step 3.
5. To remove tie rod ends from tie rod, loosen clamp bolts
and unscrew end assemblies.
Installation
NOTICE: See the N O T I C E on page 1 of this section
regarding the fasteners referred to in steps 4 and 6.
Tie rod adjuster components often become rusted in
service. In such cases, it is recommended that if the torque
required to remove the nut from the bolt after breakaway
IM P O R T A N T
W H E N E V E R A N Y O F T H E C R I M P N U T S O R S T U D S A T T H E (5) L O C A T I O N S S H O W N A R E L O O S E N E D O R
R E M O V E D , T H E F O L L O W I N G S T E P S M U S T B E T A K E N :
A. W H E N R E - A T T A C H I N G A N Y T W O C O M P O N E N T S B Y M E A N S O F A B A L L S T U D , C A R E F U L L Y P O S I T IO N
T H E T W O P A R T S . T H E N I N S T A L L A F R E E - S P I N N I N G N U T , A N D D R A W T H E I T E M S T O G E T H E R T O S E A T
T H E T A P E R , T O R Q U E N U T T O 5 4 N m (4 0 F T -L B S ), T H E N R E M O V E N U T .
B. T H E N USE A T O R Q U E P R E V A I L I N G S E R V I C E R E P L A C E M E N T N U T ( # 3 5 1 2 4 9 ) A N D T O R Q U E T O
9 0 N -m (6 6 FT-LBS).-
ON-VEHICLE SERVICE
R E L A Y ROD
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P R O D U C T IO N N U T
Fig. 3Bl-6--Typical Crimp Nut Locations
Fig. 3B1 -7— Ball Stud Removal-Typical
exceed 7 pounds, discard the nuts and bolts. Apply penetrat­
ing oil between the clamp and tube and rotate the clamps
until they move freely. Install new bolts and nuts having the
same part number to assure proper clamping at the specified
nut torque.
P IT M A N A R M