Tie Rod replacement?

[billowred]

Shop said my front Tie Rod is bad. I've been looking for some info on this site but no luck. Is it hard to change?

 

[retorq]

Nope, not usually, pull the cotter pin if you have one, back off the nut till it's flush with the end of the stud, use a BFH to loosen it, then fully remove it. Replace with the new one, grease it up and you are done. Get an alignment after just in case.

 

[imi4tth3w]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mL7gdLCp5Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihIR7tssfJs

 

[livingez_123]

if you're going to go through the trouble to do one, do all 4 and be done with it.

 

[billowred]

if you're going to go through the trouble to do one, do all 4 and be done with it.

Yeah that's what I'm going to do.

 

[Donnie Yukonie]

as stated above with all the advice given

 

[retorq]

If you're doing all 4 at once replace the tubes and do one side at a time, measure the old vs the new and get it the same as it was, driving to the alignment shop may not even be necessary afterwards.