just wanted to know how you know if its failing.the bushing looks worn.thanks in advance
jerky steering wheel, seems like the car wants to jump all over the road.
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Odd wear on the tires (either inside or outside edge of one or both tires) but its not always due to a bad tie rod end.
The best way to tell if the tire rod end is bad is to disconnect from the steering knuckle and physically check the play in the tie rod end. There should be a good deal of effort to move it back and forth side to side. If you can do this with little effort than you need to replace.
even before that...jack up the side of the car and shake the wheel. if it moves, the tie rod is going.
R.I.P. Brian St.Germain
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but turn around and do the same freaking thing months later...
i would shop at rockauto.com before i'd shop at napa. rockauto is generally cheaper. your links don't work, either.
R.I.P. Brian St.Germain
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but turn around and do the same freaking thing months later...
You don't need to change the inner tie rod end bushings unless they're bad. They last quite awhile anyways, and they're a PITA to change. You only really need the outer end (the second link). The strut doesn't need to come off, but you do need an alignment after you change it (yes, I know some people will say you don't since you can use a tape measure and thread the new one on to the same spot as the old one, but trust me, its needed).
naturally you'd need an alignment. you should get an alignment ANYTIME you unbolt parts of the steering/suspension.
R.I.P. Brian St.Germain
you know, i love when people like to criticize others about their behavior,
but turn around and do the same freaking thing months later...
those bushings in the first link there are next to impossible to install without the tool for the job. what i recomend is a set of urethane bushings. now before you say they dont exist, they do. Moog has 4 part numbers listed in their book for inner tie rod bushings. the first one is the oem style bushings, the next 2 are complete left and right inner tie rods, and the last number is for the urethane bushings. if your parts guy says otherwise, have him look it up in the Moog book. these bushings simply press in by hand. oh, and they are the same inner tie rod bushings JBP sells for $70 (the blue ones) but they cost me about $30 canadian.
rockauto generally sells Moog parts - my old Corolla's got moog tie rod ends on it, and they were purchased there.
R.I.P. Brian St.Germain
you know, i love when people like to criticize others about their behavior,
but turn around and do the same freaking thing months later...
