FABRICATION Colorado/Canyon Tie Rod Sleeves Installation Guide
- June 3, 2024
- FABRICATION
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Colorado/Canyon Tie Rod Sleeves
Installation Guide
Colorado/Canyon Tie Rod Sleeves
Tools Required:
- 21mm and 22mm socket and ratchet
- Adjustable Wrench
- 21mm open end wrench
- Tape Measure
- Hammer
- Torque Wrench
Parts List
- Packet of Anti-Seize
- Tie Rod Reinforcement Sleeves
Step 1: Jack up the front of the vehicle so the front tires are off the
ground and place vehicle securely on proper jack stands. With the vehicle
secured on the jack stands, remove the front wheel/tire
assembly using a 21mm socket.
Step 2: Starting on the passenger side, loosen the jam nut on the tie rod
with a 21mm open end wrench. Once the jam nut is loose, spin it back up to the
outer tie rod, leaving it finger tight.
Step 3: Using the 21mm socket and ratchet, loosen the outer tie rod nut
where it mounts to the steering knuckle. With the nut removed, you can tap the
outer tie rod out of the knuckle making sure
not to damage any of the threads.
Now that the tie rod is removed from the knuckle you can unthread the outer
tie rod from the inner, making sure the jam nut does not move. The jam nut is
there to mark where the outer tie rod needs to go during reassembly.
With the outer tie rod removed from the inner, measure from the jam nut to the
end of the tie rod and write that number down. You can also count the number
of exposed threads and write that down too.
Step 4: Now that you have your measurements, you can remove the jam nut
and apply the provided anti-seize on the inner tie rod. Make sure to cover the
entire surface that the reinforcement sleeve with cover.
Step 5: Now you can install the reinforcement sleeve. Using your measurements from before, put the sleeve back exactly where the jam nut used to be.
Step 6: Reinstall the outer tie rod, snug up against the reinforcement
sleeve, and back into the steering knuckle. GM Torque spec for the outer tie
rod nut is 26 lbs/ft + 90 degrees.
Step 7: Now that you have the
outer tie rod nut torqued, you can tighten the reinforcement sleeve up against
the outer tie rod using an adjustable wrench. Be careful not to scratch the
anodized coating. You can now repeat the process on the other
side.
Step 8: Once both sides are complete, you
can reinstall the wheel/tire assembly and torque the lug nuts to 140 lbs/ft.
Now you can safely jack up the vehicle and remove the jack stands.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Following these instructions will get your alignment
fairly close back to where it was. However, we always recommend that an
alignment is done after any steering/suspension work is performed.
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