Broken tie rod bolt

[gerrygarcia11]

Hey I recently was working on my car to buy some springs on but it didn't really work out because the sway bar end links were to tie and i couldn't do it by hand and dont have the power tools to do it but anyways i just put everything back together and i was tightening the tie rod bolt and i over tightened it and broke the the bolt and now i dont know what to do. And its and everyday car so is it safe to even drive. What would a shop charge me to do it?

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[AudiTechS4]

holy run on sentence lol
what tie rod bolt broke ? the 13mm that threads into the tierod end or the special bolt and 16mm nut that holds the tierod in ?

[gerrygarcia11]

im not familiar with the sizes but heres a picture

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[Charles.waite]

The tie rod shank has a divot to keep it retained by the pinch bolt. You should be fine

[Denio24]

Yeah, the torque on that bolt anyway is like 5nm

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[gerrygarcia11]

Yeah, the torque on that bolt anyway is like 5nm

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Haha i went a little overboard. I thought it was 30nm because i had read it on thread and i did it and it broke but its good to know now for the next time. Thanks

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[Silveravant]

It's really a good idea before you do a repair to have the torque values on hand. Saves a lot of aggravation/time and possibly your ass. Google has most answers.