Good grief, of course you can unscrew the tie rods, remove the lock nut,
and slip the gaiters on. Just mark the position of the nut with paint
so you can keep the toe-in relatively close to the same setting.
"Evangelos G. Makris" wrote:
>
> I need to replace the rubber gaiters on my steering rack (LHD).
> My question is do I really have to un-taper the track rod ends from the
> front wheels or can I just loosen up the locknut and unscrew the track
> rods until they are clear of the track rod ends so the new gaiters can
> be slid in? When unscrewing the left track rod the steering wheel will
> be turned all the way to the right and vice versa. Will this work?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Evangelos
> 73 B GT
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Stuart MacMillan
Seattle
'84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1
'65 MGB (Driven since 1969)
'74 MGB GT (Restoring)
Assisting on Restoration:
'72 MGB GT (Daughter's)
'64 MGB (Son's)
Parts cars:
'68 & '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT
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