Tie Rod

[manxman]

What is the best approach to get at the jam nuts on the inside on the tie rods?

 

[Sam Mac]

Crow foot wrench and a long extension on a ratchet.

 

[Chupaca]

Agree...

:agree: that is the best way...any other way is a knuckle buster...nojoke

 

[spyderCodes]

Remove the frunk.
It is held on by four bolts and with its removal entire vistas are opened up.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

THE BOLTS THING

Remove the frunk.
It is held on by four bolts and with its removal entire vistas are opened up.

:hun: ..... I have an RT , it has 8 .........So does " Manxman ".........Mike :bbq:

 

[spyderCodes]

:hun: ..... I have an RT , it has 8 .........So does " Manxman ".........Mike :bbq:

Thanks for the correction.
I remembered 4.
Two on top and two below but you are undoubtedly correct.
Still it is well worth the time to remove it if you are doing anything with the front suspension

EDIT:
Looking at the drawing I can find six (four atop, two below) What am I missing?

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

MISSING BOLTS

Thanks for the correction.
I remembered 4.
Two on top and two below but you are undoubtedly correct.
Still it is well worth the time to remove it if you are doing anything with the front suspension

EDIT:
Looking at the drawing I can find six (four atop, two below) What am I missing?

The wing panels at the ends each one.........Mike :bbq:

 

[jcthorne]

What is the best approach to get at the jam nuts on the inside on the tie rods?

18mm crowfoot socket, 18" extension and a 12" breaker bar are what I use when doing alignments. Easily reached without removal of any body panels.

 

[manxman]

Tie rods

18mm crowfoot socket, 18" extension and a 12" breaker bar are what I use when doing alignments. Easily reached without removal of any body panels.

I assume that the nuts in the center (Jam Nuts) on the rods are left hand ?

 

[manxman]

Frunk rremoval

Thanks for the correction.
I remembered 4.
Two on top and two below but you are undoubtedly correct.
Still it is well worth the time to remove it if you are doing anything with the front suspension

EDIT:
Looking at the drawing I can find six (four atop, two below) What am I missing?

What else has to be disconnected to get the frunk off ? wiring etc......

 

[jcthorne]

I assume that the nuts in the center (Jam Nuts) on the rods are left hand ?

I never can remember which one is which but they are opposite one side to the other.

 

[spyderCodes]

What else has to be disconnected to get the frunk off ? wiring etc......

There are a few connectors from memory here goes
1.horn
2.main lights
3.driving lights
4.the AAPTS sensor
It isn't a hard job at all and if you take it off and you don't have a 12V power plug in the frunck it is the time to add one as the wiring is easy to find.
And if your Spyder has grease fittings on the A-Arms (upper and lower) it's a good time to do that too.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

DON'T FORGET THIS

There are a few connectors from memory here goes
1.horn
2.main lights
3.driving lights
4.the AAPTS sensor
It isn't a hard job at all and if you take it off and you don't have a 12V power plug in the frunck it is the time to add one as the wiring is easy to find.
And if your Spyder has grease fittings on the A-Arms (upper and lower) it's a good time to do that too.

You also have to dis-connect the RUBBER ELBOE to the Air Box.............I don't because mine is gone :roflblack::roflblack:....Mike :bbq: