Will an inner tie rod even support the weight of the
outer tie rod? I haven't seen this even with faairly
new tie rods..I've seen it with the outer removed
though but only when brand spanking new.
Ian
--- 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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