How to replace inner and outer tie rods on 2014 BMW X1 AWD

mjoseph44141 · 03-20-2020, 10:15 AM

need help with replacing inner and outer tie rods on 2014 BMW X1 AWD

LevinBR · 03-23-2020, 10:08 AM

What (specifically) do you need help with? Removing the outer tie rods alone can be difficult if they are seized like mine were. I ended up replacing the entire assembly because I could not separate the outer tie rod ends from the inner tie rod.

The technical manual below has links to both outer tie rod and inner tie rod removal/replacement procedures:

https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/e...eering-damper/

I used pickle forks to separate the ball joints, not the special tool.

The size of the inner tie rod fastening nut (on my '13 xDrive 35i) is 38mm. Make sure to torque this to spec.

Be sure to get an alignment immediately after you finish your work.

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LevinBR Private First Class 40 Rep 137 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW X1 xDrive 35i Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0)	What (specifically) do you need help with? Removing the outer tie rods alone can be difficult if they are seized like mine were. I ended up replacing the entire assembly because I could not separate the outer tie rod ends from the inner tie rod. The technical manual below has links to both outer tie rod and inner tie rod removal/replacement procedures: https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/e...eering-damper/ I used pickle forks to separate the ball joints, not the special tool. The size of the inner tie rod fastening nut (on my '13 xDrive 35i) is 38mm. Make sure to torque this to spec. Be sure to get an alignment immediately after you finish your work. Last edited by LevinBR; 03-23-2020 at 10:13 AM..
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