{"id":1413,"date":"2015-01-25T16:51:10","date_gmt":"2015-01-25T07:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/?p=1413"},"modified":"2015-01-26T10:31:09","modified_gmt":"2015-01-26T01:31:09","slug":"1980-toyota-pickup-sr5-tie-rods-and-center-link-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/2015\/0125\/1413","title":{"rendered":"1980 Toyota Pickup SR5 &#8211; Tie Rods and Center Link Replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1980 Toyota Pick Up &#8211; 2.2L 20R <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-12-17.37.00-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"2015-01-12 17.37.00\" width=\"317\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-12-17.37.00-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-12-17.37.00-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-12-17.37.00-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-12-17.37.00-400x533.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you notice your steering has become sloppy or wanders side to side while you drive, it may be time to invest some effort into checking out your steering tie rods and center link assembly. <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1457 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-12-09.07.43-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2015-01-12 09.07.43\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-12-09.07.43-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-12-09.07.43-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-12-09.07.43-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-12-09.07.43-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1459\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-12-09.08.48-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2015-01-12 09.08.48\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-12-09.08.48-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-12-09.08.48-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-12-09.08.48-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-12-09.08.48-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">After careful inspection, it was discovered that the steering dampener also needed to be replaced. \u00a0Parts were ordered and the repairs began. \u00a0Be sure to have the right tools or this job could turn into a nightmare! \u00a0Most of the time spent on these jobs is cleaning up all the old gunk and splitting the tie rods. \u00a0These were original parts, so they were really stuck in there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1460 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-12-09.15.57-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2015-01-12 09.15.57\" width=\"299\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-12-09.15.57-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-12-09.15.57-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-12-09.15.57-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-12-09.15.57-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1470 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-14-08.52.42-e1422170441370-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2015-01-14 08.52.42\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-14-08.52.42-e1422170441370-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-14-08.52.42-e1422170441370-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-14-08.52.42-e1422170441370-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-14-08.52.42-e1422170441370-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pulled out the old assembly and counted the number of turns it took to remove the old tie rods. \u00a0The new tie rods have to be installed in exactly the same amount of rotations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1473 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-13.33.51-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2015-01-21 13.33.51\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-13.33.51-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-13.33.51-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-13.33.51-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-13.33.51-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1474 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-13.34.33-e1422171080277-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2015-01-21 13.34.33\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-13.34.33-e1422171080277-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-13.34.33-e1422171080277-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-13.34.33-e1422171080277-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-13.34.33-e1422171080277-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">New Parts ready to be installed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1471 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-09.44.44-e1422170160869-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2015-01-21 09.44.44\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-09.44.44-e1422170160869-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-09.44.44-e1422170160869-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-09.44.44-e1422170160869-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-09.44.44-e1422170160869-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Installation takes half the time of\u00a0removal, but requires a bit more attention to detail. \u00a0Bolts and nuts need to be torqued and castle nuts need to be cotter pined. \u00a0Steering and brakes are probably the most important safety factors when it comes to automobiles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1475 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-14.55.30-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2015-01-21 14.55.30\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-14.55.30-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-14.55.30-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-14.55.30-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-14.55.30-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1476 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-15.43.55-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2015-01-21 15.43.55\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-15.43.55-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-15.43.55-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-15.43.55-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-15.43.55-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1477 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-15.44.06-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2015-01-21 15.44.06\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-15.44.06-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-15.44.06-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-15.44.06-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-15.44.06-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1478 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-15.44.13-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2015-01-21 15.44.13\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-15.44.13-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-15.44.13-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-15.44.13-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-21-15.44.13-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This little pickup was restored to original steering standards thanks to the new parts. \u00a0If you believe this job is more than you can handle, bring your vehicle by the Moon Garage and let us take care of it for you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1980 Toyota Pick Up &#8211; 2.2L 20R If you notice your steering has become sloppy or wanders side to side while you drive, it may 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