tie rod play (video)

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The front end is on stands, and I have the steering wheel locked. Is this normal play? I can do the same to both sides, and the entire tie rod assembly moves so it's hard for me to pin point the culprit.

Both of the rubber boots are broken if that adds anything.

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WTF did i just watch. yes thats normal.

 

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really? when i tried to get an alignment the guy told me i needed new tie rods.

 

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haha, have your friend do that while you watch your steering wheel

 

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Stang|ess said:

really? when i tried to get an alignment the guy told me i needed new tie rods.

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he should've told you Inner or Outter

 

Mike97gt

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that is normal.. but that don't mean your tie rods are ok..

first grab the wheel at the 9 and 3 o'clock pos. and shake it slightly but firmly side to side, you don't want to go stop to stop with it.. just a tiny firm shake, but not very hard that will mask the play...

then another way to check is place a prybay and try to move the tie rod up and down, see if there is play that way too..

BTW if the boots are broken they are trashed now anyways so get new ones.

 

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if the boots are broken my inner tie rods are shot?

I'd have a friend record, but I don't have any . I placed my camera on a bag of spaghetti, and recorded .

 

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This should be an interesting thread. Maybe I will figure out how one goes about replacing an inner tie rod, finally.

 

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That amount of play means nothing unless you have a synchronous view of the steering linkage.

 

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DTNODYA said:

This should be an interesting thread. Maybe I will figure out how one goes about replacing an inner tie rod, finally.

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That was like 2 weeks ago .

When I replace those boots, I'll share the secret with you .

 

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Stang|ess said:

That was like 2 weeks ago .

When I replace those boots, I'll share the secret with you .

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That thread I made is months old ... someone searched and bumped it.

Do share when you figure out teh secret. :Word:

 

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How do I fix this extreme angle of my tie rods? I know that since I lowered my car (c springs, no isolators), it's going to be at an angle, but I had no idea it was that bad.





when I get new boots, I'm popping the isolators back in, and maybe adjustable tie rod ends?

 

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Stang|ess said:

How do I fix this extreme angle of my tie rods?

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You need an adjustable tie rod kit (Bumpsteer kit) from either Maximum Motorsports (my choice) or some other company (like Steeda or another company run by monkeys).

 

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the outer tie rod end boots are the ones on the spindle ( near the wheels) the inner tie rod boot is the big flexible boots on the steering rack..

it's probally the outer tie rod boots you are talking about.. if yso you need outer tie rods..


and to fix the extreme inner tie rod angle you can get one of those adjustable tie rod kits. a few different companies sell them,.