Carrying canoe on 98 taurus sedan

tighten the bolts?

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Jack up the car and place on stands remove both wheels remove both tie rod ends and steering coupling and support bolts .

If the steering rack is good & your keeping it,
you go to a front end shop,not a chain store place

There are special tools to remove the inner tie
rod & then it has to be aligned

If you bent a tie rod, I suspect the rack is ruined
& who knows what else!

tie rod end torque settings. tie rod end and castllated nuts 35-46 ft lbs.

tie rod end jamb nut. 35-46 ft lbs.

rack and pinion. power rack and pinion subframe retaining bolts. 85-99 ft lbs.

good luck!

loosen lock nut. clamp vice grips on inner tie rod to hold it from turning. Then unscrew tie rod end, counterclockwise. count the number of turns so you can screw new one on in same place. get front end alignment.

may need to heat the tie rod end with a torch to break it free from the rust.

soak for a week with penetrating oil first.

If the roof rack people don't have those diagrams, then they're not qualified to install a roof rack. Find another installer. The only place you can find them is in a factory shop manual. Those cost around $300. Or you can buy a short subscription to the Chrylser online site.

no not common when rackpinion was replace they should of replaced the outer tie rod

not that are easy to access the sub frame under the front has holes in it on the sides but plastic sheild is probably still covering most of them and they are up under there a ways cut hole in plastic or remove it (not gonna hurt to not have it down there but some people dont like that option)

Loosen the locknut and turn the Inner tie rod end , it has a ball and socket inside the steering rack boot. remember to tighten the locknut after servicing !

the fuse is in the junction box under the hood and is a 30 amp which is colored green there should be a fuse for low beam and high beam