I have also found that bad tie rod ends can almost be welded into
place. Took the originals off my 50,000 mile Mocha '91 and you could
not move them without a breaker bar, no wonder the car steered funny!
Don Mallinson
clubairth@bellsouth.net wrote:
> Tom:
> Here is the easiest way to check the inner tie rod ends. Remove the
> tie rod end from the spindle. The inner tie rod should have enough
> friction to keep the tie rod in any position you leave it. If it just
> flops down then they are worn out. I will tell you that with 95K miles
> and original parts, you don't need to check anything because it's ALL
> worn out. Replace the 2 inner and 2 outer tie rod ends!
> .
> .
>
>
>> It's not all that hard to tell if they are worn.
>> Jack the car up and shake the tire. Movement from 3 to 9 o'clock
>> usually means bad tie rods.
>> To tell which one, use the 1st & 2nd finger of the same hand, and put
>> one finger on one side of the boot of the suspected outer rod end,
>> and the other finger on the other side. Shake the tire and you will
>> feel movement & clicking if that joint is bad. For the inner touch
>> the rod itself and the surrounding car bodywork.
>> The outer ones seem to typically go first. I'd replace them in pairs
>> if one is bad.
>> Lee
>>
>>> While fooling with my brakes I couldn't help but notice that the
>>> outer tie
>>> rod ends on my 91' are showing their age. The car has 95 k and the
>>> parts are
>>> original. I tried to determine if the inner ends are worn as well, but
>>> couldn't really tell anything with the outers connected. Should I
>>> just plan on
>>> replacing both the inners and outers based on their age, or is there
>>> a way to
>>> determine the condition of the inner ends? Thanks for your responses.
>>>
>>> Tom Bailey
>>
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