I just did inner and outer tie rods a couple of weeks ago. I went with the lemfoerder complete assemblies. The press is to break the outer tie rod free from the kingpin, the inner tie rod requires a thin 32mm wrench. I purchased one at a local bike shop for $15.
You can use a pickle fork for the outer tie rod end or a pitman arm puller. I used a small puller and it took no time at all.
If you do the inner tie rods make sure to get new lock plates. The job is incredibly straight forward and with the right tools it is incredibly easy to do.
Make sure you measure the length and set the new tie rods to that and then drive it immediately to an alignment shop. I used a couple of boards and two tape measures to make sure my toe wasn't completely ridiculous but it was still off. __________________ ~Dave~
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