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Hey,

My R34 GTT has a lock bar fitted, however the thread on the tie rod, going into the lock bar is completely stripped and therefore the lock bar is ineffective.

At the moment Im thinking I either try rethread it with I assume a m14, or m15 die, or repalace the inner tie rod all together.

At the moment I'm stuck with getting the inner tie rod to come loose. Its got some flat spots to use for adjusting so thats where Im starting, but for the life I me it wont come loose.

Is this the right procedure, or is it easier to replace both the tie rod and tie rod end. Although Ive heard even the end can be just as tricky.

Keeeeen for any advice

 

Cheers

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you undo the lock nut on the outer rod end and then you can just screw the inner rod end. you already have the hard end out.

I've not seen an innner end pull out before so you might want to look at the lock kit, perhaps it was not installed correctly.  The inner rod ends should be readily obtainable either aftermarket or if not, nissan

you put a spanner on the smaller section of the rod there (13mm) and undo the large nut (21, 22?mm) then just unscrew the thread from the end once the nut is loose.

That end that screws into the lock bar is really massacred, wtf happened there. The gktech lock bar is a good unit made from chromoly, if yours is now stuffed (be careful if it was a cheap unit, might have the wrong thread fitting hence your fkd rod ends)  and for the rear, an aftermarket end like roadsafe should suffice, although oem Nissan should see you right for 15+years.

  • 2 weeks later...

Just replace the whole lot with a full HICAS eliminator kit. These cars are getting old now and it's likely that your factory HICAS ball joints have never been replaced, the eliminator kit will take care of those too.

Here's a great DIY from Trak-Life for this: http://www.trak-life.com/diy-hicas-delete-hicas-eliminator-kit/

  • 3 weeks later...

Bit the bullet, spent the money and bought a hicas eliminator kit. Heading on some big travels in a few weeks so trying not to spend money on anything but its satisfying to know Ill have this fixed and never have to worry about it again.

Didn't have a ball joint pressing tool so went the way of taking off the hub. Handbrake assembly coming apart here.
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Tried a bench vice but wouldn't get the ball joint to budge, knocked on the door of an old bloke who seemed to be a mechanic going by the amount of cars on his lawn, and yep, had a press, was willing to help after the contract of beer was made. 

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Ball joint was pressed out, back to mine and got the eliminator kit out of the box. Wasn't keen on the factory purple paint so sprayed it a flat black. Bought one of the cheaper kits, as opposed to the drift works kit, the rubber bushing was one piece, so sawed it in two, in the vice and pressed it in.

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18 year old Japanese spider cruising around the world checking shit out

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18 year old Japanese spider cruising around the world checking shit out

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