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Originally Posted by Rhodesplyr
In excerpts from the FSM I've been able to find, it seems like the factory procedure is to remove the rack from the car, particularly because they specify "staking" the new inner tie rod housing to the flats of the rack.
I suppose that the use of locking compound would be a substitute for that?
On many of the inner tie rod videos on youtube, they simply use a large tool to break the tie rod loose from the rack, but on the Buicks of this era, the FSM says that you have to put a wrench on the rack itself to keep it from turning while you try to break the tie rod loose to avoid damaging the rack.
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You can usually get to the staking are from under the car. You are correct about that. Yes, the manual states to use a backing wrench. I can tell you that I have done probably over 100 and seen at least that many done by others and have not seen a problem doing it without a backing wrench. You can stake it with a long screwdriver and hammer.