On a VAZ-2109 car, steering tips are replaced every 20-40 thousand kilometers. Of course, this value may be different, it depends directly on what roads a car usually goes on, and on the driving style. Accurate motorists can ride on the same steering tips for quite some time. Steering is one of the important components in a car. It is from him that your and passengers’s safety directly depends. It is extremely important to check serviceability from time to time, to make repairs. The steering consists of a rack, rods, tips, columns.
Symptoms of a malfunction of steering tips VAZ-2109
It is the steering tips that most often wear out on the car. To check them, you need to use a flyover, a lift or a viewing hole. It is not very convenient to work by lifting the front of the car on jacks, as there is not enough space. Carefully inspect the steering tip anthers. If there are cracks, it is advisable to immediately repair. It is not known what age these cracks are. And literally in a few hours, a fairly large amount of dust and dirt can penetrate inside.
This will cause the ball joint to wear out more. Even rinsing followed by applying fresh grease and replacing the boot may not save the situation. Check the clearance of each rod end. It should not exceed a value of one and a half millimeters. If more, the steering tips need to be replaced. Also a sign of wear is the presence of extraneous sounds from the steering side.
Replacement Frequency
On average, on the VAZ-2109, the replacement of steering tips occurs, as already noted, approximately every 20-40 thousand kilometers. They will have a longer service life only if it can be if the car constantly drives along ideally smooth roads without pits and potholes. It is advisable to carry out repairs, regardless of when the tips were replaced, if there is one of the following diagnoses:
- Failure to command steering wheels.
- Strong steering feedback when driving.
- The presence of knocks, creaks, howling.
It is imperative to drive a vehicle into the inspection hole or lift from time to time in order to carry out steering diagnostics. In the event that grease escapes from under the boot, the situation can be slightly improved. Using a syringe with a needle, pour a little engine oil under the boot.
Repair Tools and Devices
Of course, you need to buy the steering tips directly. It is advisable to choose the production of one of three companies:
- "Track Champion".
- Stock, which are delivered to the AvtoVAZ conveyor.
- Belmag.
It is necessary to pay attention to the fact that AvtoVAZ produces cars, not spare parts for them! Therefore, to say that the steering tips are made by AvtoVAZ is fundamentally wrong. All spare parts are produced in our vast country, as well as in the near and far abroad.
It is more correct to say that you need to purchase stock items. These are those that are installed by the vehicle manufacturer. But this does not mean that they are produced by the same factory. It is highly undesirable to buy the tie rod ends that have undergone restoration. They are unlikely to last more than one or two months. If you take into account the fact that the steering tips, the price of which does not exceed 400-450 rubles, can be found in any store, it turns out to be easier to purchase new ones. You will also need to buy nuts and lock pins. Anthers, as a rule, are already installed on the tips, there is lubrication inside. And the most important thing is the steering tip puller, you cannot do without it.
Repair
All work can be done without a viewing pit or flyover. Especially if you have a carburetor car. It has much fewer components under the hood that interfere with the job. Be sure to install stops under the rear wheels so that the car does not roll during repairs. First loosen the wheel bolts, then lift the side to be repaired with a jack. After that, you can completely unscrew the wheel bolts and remove them. Using pliers, remove the cotter pins that hold the nut nuts from turning. And then on the VAZ-2109 replacement of steering tips proceeds without problems.
Unscrew the nut with a 19 spanner. Now you need to disconnect the tip directly from the rod. To do this, use the key at 27. It is advisable to unscrew the retaining nuts before removing the tip from the steering knuckle. When you unscrew the tip, be sure to read the number of revolutions. When installing a new one, screw it to the same number of turns. This will allow you to at least approximately adjust the toe.
What difficulties can be
Usually, the assembly in which the tie rod 2109 is connected to the tip is difficult to understand. After all, dirt, water, and, most importantly, a constantly hot engine are nearby very often. This leads to contamination of the thread. And even penetrating grease is powerless. Therefore, you can use a little trick. It is necessary to completely remove the steering link with the tip.
To do this, using a 10-key, unscrew the metal strip that covers the rail. Then, using the wrench at 22, unscrew the bolt, having previously pressed the lock washer. After that, you can easily remove the steering. Using the steering tip puller, remove the joint from the steering knuckle. Then heat the threaded connection. Gently tap the nuts with a small hammer. In this case, all dirt and rust will collapse, the threaded connection will be released. Using the keys, it is enough to unscrew the nuts and install a new tip.
Conclusion
This is how do-it-yourself steering tips are replaced on a VAZ-2109 car. There is nothing complicated in this procedure; at the stage of repair, the help of specialists will not be required. It is only important to know that after the repair is carried out, it is necessary to adjust the convergence angles and camber of the front wheels. Otherwise, do not avoid the destruction of the tread pattern on tires.