hi there which steering rack do you have? i have read all kinds of different info on this subject . my 86 244 pulled the boots today to do the inner rods.and it is zf type. it has grease.about page four or five on the forum there is some info to a post i placed about either inner tie rods or service plate location that addresses some inner rod questions. i do not claim to know to much about this i just read as much as i can. i did my other volvo inners last weekend and tomorrow i will do my second pair. hopefully much faster. also at the junkyard today i took apart 4 or 5 inner rods and there are at least 3 or 4 different kinds of inner tie rod ends.so i am not sure how to order the right ones. good luck.