dogkatcher

1993 XJ 4x4

steering knuckle to tie rod ends .. replaced boots only, tie rod ends dont look too old, or worn out

Whats proper torque on castle nut?

repair book is too jumbled with years/models/grands .. what I found was 55 lbs for the boots

did drivers side today / bought torque ratchet (autocraft, not the best brand tool, but seems to work), 55 lbs seems a bit loose .. the other side I tightened it w/ no measure, seems a bit tighter .. wanna get em perfected

when I do the main steering bushing dont wanna do it twice, coming down from steer box to a tie rod .. then another tie rod .. that boot needs replace (center link) .. same basic tie rod boots as the steering knuckle boots ? and same torque ?

when i got rid of old boot rubber, flushed tie rod end with new grease, then new boot .. seemed the proper thing to do, was black grease in there, nice & pink now

wish I had XJ only book .. hope santa claus is listening

iflyfish

I'm looking at a Chiltons manual right now and it says "tie rod to steering knuckle nut: 35"

I've also got a full FSM I can check.

dogkatcher

i found 35 for the tie rod adjuster bolts

how pancaked / compressed should the boots be ?

the loud pop is gone doin that 2day, now have a smaller pop .. thinkin steer shaft boot, looked worn

iflyfish

I don't really know, I wouldn't imagine too much. I've just always torqued to what the specs called for, maybe one more light nudge for good measure and left it at that. Whatever the boots compressed to is what I've left it at and never had any issues.

iflyfish

After re-reading this....how is your track bar? I chased an odd thunk/pop for a week before I found mine was worn at the axle mount.

dogkatcher

trackbar looks fairly new, tight .. bushings look good .. I will check torque on it tomorrow maybe


gotta do that left axle u-joint, didnt happen today, frozen axle nut. luckily the shop I just bought tires at, Impacted the nut off free, I left center cap off, theyre close to home, very nice freebie .. after breaking a ratchet adapter .. i let it be, just fixed tie rod boot

i think that pop is 1 of the 2 center link boots .. theyre toast .. the right 1 has been seeping grease since i lubed it, its lost alot of grease

are those standard tie rod boots? look like it .. on the torque issue .. maybe all of the tie rod boots were over tightened at install? rubber isnt 20 yrs old, but destroyed

that smaller pop may be axle u-joint .. it seems tight / ok, but old as right side, that side was wacked .. gettin swapped 2morrow