Chrysler Repair: Removal of inner tie rod end: LH body cars, inner tie rod, roland roland

Question
Hi Roland how do you get at the inner tie rod end that is connected to the steering assembly on my 1999 Concorde I have a clunk when I steer and the TSB #010323 says the cause is in the bushing at that location.  Thanks Barry

Answer
Hi Barry,
On the toe-in question, I don't believe there is anyway to count turns to preserve and resurrect the original toe. The adjustment is very miniscule and differences that result from changing the bushing or manufacturing tolerances overwhelm that concept. Rather you should just plan to reset the toe-in after the parts are replaced. You can do it yourself with the aid of a helper. Just put a dab of paint at the same height (ideally at the axle level) on the mid tread of each tire, then score them with a vertical cut in the paint from a razor blade. Measure the distance between the cuts with a metal tape. Then move the vehicle far enough so that the hash marks are now at the rear of the tires and re-measure. If you can't make the measurement with the marks at axle level then do it at half that height. Note the difference between the two measurements (double if you did the second at half-height). The difference between the rear and the front is the toe-in (assuming that the rear is wider than the front, if not then you are toed-out). Then readjust to obtain the correct value, noting the thread width of the adjustment nut and its relative distance from the axle compared to the radius of the tire. The spec is 0.2 degrees of toe-in with an acceptable range of 0 to 0.4 degrees. So if you adjusted so that the readings were anywhere from the same to maybe 1/32 of an inch difference (wider at the rear) you would have it.
Roland
Roland