Remove the Tie Rod

• 1). Get tie rods specific to your Plymouth Voyager, since parts can vary from model year to model year.
  
  
• 2). Loosen the lug nuts on the front tires with a lug nut wrench and jack up your vehicle. Support it on jack stands and remove the wheels with your hands.
  
  
• 3). Use a wire brush to clean the threads on the inner tie rod, then coat it with penetrating oil. Use a wrench to unscrew the jam nut that secures the outer tie rod to the inner tie rod. Use a marker or paint to mark the nut's position.
  
  
• 4). Put a 11/32 inch socket over the stud of the outer tie rod, then unscrew the nut that secures the outer and inner tie rods with a box wrench.
  
  
• 5). Separate the outer tie rod and the steering knuckle with a tie rod puller.
  
  
• 6). Unscrew outer tie rod, and make sure you keep track of the number of turns it takes to do so.
  
  

Replace the Tie Rod

• 1). Screw on the tie rod end, making sure you do it with the same number of turns as it took to remove the old one.
  
  
• 2). Insert the tie rod end into the steering knuckle, then screw on a new nut to secure it. Hold the stud of the outer tie rod with a 11/32 inch socket as you tighten the nut with a crowfoot to 40 foot pounds of torque. Slip in a new cotter pin.
  
  
• 3). Use a torque wrench to tighten the nut that secures the inner and outer tie rods to 55 foot pounds of torque.
  
  
• 4). Repeat the steps for the other tie rod. Put back on the tires, and tighten the lug nuts to 95 foot pounds of with a torque wrench. Take your Plymouth Voyager to a shop and have it aligned.