Ford Repair: suv repair, inner tie rod, mercury mountaineer

Question
2000 mercury mountaineer removal/installation innter tie rod end 4x4 8cyl

Answer
hey there, the outer tie rod will have to be removed, count how many threads it took to to remove the outer tie rod off, remove the tie rod pinch bolt, there will be a clmap holding the outside of the inner tie rod boot, break off the steel inner tie rod end boot clamp. remove the boot, there is a a special tool to remove the inner tie rod. if you do ot have this a pair of large vise grips may be able to do the job, intall in the oposite order of removal, regarless of how many threads counted to remove the outer tie rod, you still should do an allignment to save your tires, good luck
Chris