tie rod for my car

Replace a Spare part Tie rod – a defective one or if the limit of use has been already reached. Find out useful information about Tie rod

Faults of tie rod

• deformation of the joints;
• mechanical damage;
• backlash in the connection;
• wear of the part;
• cracks or corrosion of the part;
• broken joints.

Symptoms of the tie rod faults

• lack of response to the movement of the steering wheel;
• vehicle roll when cornering or braking;
• minor bumps in the steering;
• knocks and noise in the steering;
• deformation of the joint shell;
• creaks when braking, acceleration and when driving on poor quality roads;
• difficulties in retaining the selected angle of the wheels rotation without wheel hopping.

Causes of tie rod faults

• wear of pin boots that leads to the ingress of moisture and dirt into the coupling parts;
• systematic exploitation of the vehicle on a low quality road surface;
• violation of the wheels toe-in original size;
• driving style.

Repair and replacement of the tie rod

When repairing the steering system, boots and bent ends that cannot be repaired must be replaced.

For the part replacement:

• set the parking brake and put supports under the rear wheels, then lift the car with a jack;
• unscrew the steering rod nut, removing its lock pin;
• extract the tie rod end ball joint pivot pin from a track arm;
• unbend the ends of the locking plate;
• remove the tie rod and replace with a new one;
• make all these steps in reverse order.