15 outlander front tires pointing opposite ways

gdhillon

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Long story short I broke my brake side cv at the hub/bearing. I was trying to cross a swamp and some timber decided to launch in between my aarm. A-arm looks a little bent to

i cut the cv axle to ride for Canada day. Towards the end of the day I had both my tires pointing the opposite way.

Haven’t really looked at it yet, I am planning to wash her up tomorrow and take a good boo on anything visibly bent.

Anyone ever experience this or something similiar?
 

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If the a arms are bent it could change the suspension geometry and change the toe alignment of the front tires. Also the tie rod could have been bent at the same time as the cv axle, also causing the toe to be out of alignment.

Either way sounds like you need some new parts.
 

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where did you cut the CV? It likely needs the outer bolted to the hub to hold the wheel bearing together. My guess is the bearing is separating and about to fall out.
 

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Tierod is def not straight lol, new one and a cv assembly ordered

It’s currently cut about 4” from the boot
 

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I took the tierod off and bent it back as best I could to be able to ride in the time being.

The tierod end on the steering shaft was a huge pain, I wasn’t able to get it off so I just undid the jam nut (marked the threads before I loosened) and straightened my rod that way.

Do you guys have any tips on changing tie rods on these things? Also, I found the cotter pin on the steering shaft to be a huge pain as well
 
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