» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 05-02-2024 08:18 PM 6 Replies, 405,006 Views | | | | | 03-20-2013, 07:12 AM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 242 | Tie rod end help Hello guys, I bought some Lemfoerder tie rod ends to replace the originals, but where the originals had the 5mm Allen wrench hole, the new ones seem to just have a dimple in the center. Now my tie rod ends are on the car and I have no way to tighten them, unless the holes are just filled in with something. I was going to check that idea but I an out of daylight. Has anyone else installed these, and if so, how did you manage to tighten them? | | | 03-20-2013, 07:22 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 242 | Anybody? (aka bump) | | | 03-20-2013, 10:33 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Elizabeth City, NC Posts: 3,877 | Are there flats anywhere on the tie rod end? Stick a jack under the tie rod balljoint and compress the tie rod into the kingpin and try and tighten it that way. It only needs 33 ft lb, that's not too much. __________________ ~Dave~ 98 328ti Morea Grun slicktop 11 128i space gray slicktop 13 JGC WK2 Deep Cherry Search | RealOEM | | | 03-21-2013, 04:18 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 242 | Nope, no flats, which was why I found it particularly sucky that the OEM chose to make the change that they did. I was ready for the hex key setup but when even that wasn't there I looked for flats but none were to be had. Oh well, off to find a bottle jack I guess... Thanks for the input! | | | 03-21-2013, 04:37 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: MD Posts: 126 | Like spider said above, I've always just placed a jack underneath them and put some force on the tapered fitting to allow friction to hold the post in place and tighten the nut down. __________________ '96 318ti Base - few mods installed... | | | 03-22-2013, 11:52 AM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Merritt Island, FL Posts: 351 | 1+ for jack. It works better than trying to hold the rod end with a kex key and tightening the nut with a wrench it at the same time. You just need enough pressure on the rod-end to keep it from rotating. __________________ Alpine Weiß 1995 318ti M50tu mostly stock, chip'd 413, AFE Intake. e36 M3 front brakes, e30 M3 rear calipers. e28 3.25 LSD + e30 axles. Custom stainless Magnaflow 2 in 1 out muffler. R.I.P schwartz 1990 325is | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |
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