JDS60R, thanks so much for the manual pages. ed7, thanks also for your suggestions. Is the left-hand-thread on the inner tie-rod to rack end as it is not on the inner-to-outer? I am a bit concerned by the complicated tools shown in the manual. I can understand the need to keep the rack-bar from rota...

I elected to replace the RH outer tie-rod on my wife's '05 T6 today and wound up with a nice treat. After a successful battle with the locknut, I discovered the inner tie-rod was seized to the outer and so I must now replace it also. Does anybody have a digital version of the factory service manual ...