Alright my steering wheel has been squeaking for quite some time. How big of a job is it to replace the tie rods? Is there anything else I should look into replacing while im there? Only thing not oem in my suspension is subframes and shocks/struts.
If you want to do the outers, they're quite easy. The inners are more involved, and if the rack is older, it's often wise to get a reman'd rack with new inners already installed (it's been awhile since I priced inners, but many are expensive enough that a reman'd rack is more attractive).
Remember that you'll need an alignment afterwards, so if funds allow, replace anything you envision failing soon (to save another alignment cost).
when my car made that squeaking sound it was the ball joints going bad. i didnt know that at first so i changed the inner and outer tie rods and still had squeaking. i figured it out when the pass. side ball joint fell out. ford calls the ball joints and tie rods maintenance free, no grease fittings, and and that the squeaking is the indicator to replace them. may be a good idea to replace them all while your at it, luckily i was stopping at a light when mine fell out or else it could have been a bad deal.
I did my inners and outers and both lower ball joints... for both ball joints, both inner tie rods and i spent $54 on parts all together. It really wasnt that bad.
I did my inners and outers and both lower ball joints... for both ball joints, both inner tie rods and i spent $54 on parts all together. It really wasnt that bad.