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      08-11-2020, 12:48 PM   #1
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Inner tie rod nut size

Seems like my tie rod for the driver's side is getting seized and requires a lot of abuse to get moving, so just going to replace both the rod and the end link. Does anyone know what size the nut is that attaches the rod to the steering rack? Some people say 32, some say 34, some say 38, so I really don't know which it is.

It's that massive dark colored nut on the left side of the picture.
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On the 550i it's a 24mm nut. I doubt it's different on the 535i, but maybe. 32mm - 38mm is crazy big - like hub nut crazy big.

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Seems like my tie rod for the driver's side is getting seized and requires a lot of abuse to get moving, so just going to replace both the rod and the end link. Does anyone know what size the nut is that attaches the rod to the steering rack? Some people say 32, some say 34, some say 38, so I really don't know which it is.

It's that massive dark colored nut on the left side of the picture.
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On the 550i it's a 24mm nut. I doubt it's different on the 535i, but maybe. 32mm - 38mm is crazy big - like hub nut crazy big.
Really, 24? I ended up ordering them and just measuring them. At least on the Lemforder ones I got from FCPEuro, they're 41mm

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