Tierod

[steev-o]

i went to get an alignment last week and they said they couldnt do it because my front right side tierod was lose, and he showed my ba grabbing the wheel and actually turning it form left to right, and yes, there was some spacing that caused him to be able to kinda wiggle the wheel.

He said: tierod needs to be replaced, because its "worn-out" / loose.

My q is now: what exactly do i need? The whole rod? Or just the little end piece?

[Cypher]

assuming its an outer tie rod, its an easy easy job. but you will need an alignment right away after. I can easily guide you through it.

[steev-o]

assuming its an outer tie rod, its an easy easy job. but you will need an alignment right away after. I can easily guide you through it.

thanks cypher!

yeah i think the rubber around the tierod end is just worn out. It does shake a little bit on higher speeds, cause (according to the dealer guy) by the tierod not being able to keep the wheel in exact place.


but.... i f*cked up my new rims this morning on my drive to NJ. I bend on of them on a huge gap in the road.. i know, i know... im an idiot! and i think that screwed up the tierod even more. So ill just do everything at once on that side lol

- new tierod
- new wheelbearing
- rims straightened out


idk if its really hard to replace a bearing.....

[KeWLKaT]

Bearing - hard.

Outer tie rod - simple.

[bdiggy]

Sucks about your new rims. Damn pot holes!

[steev-o]

Sucks about your new rims. Damn pot holes!



yeah i was soooo mad man! i couldnt believe it! The guy at the warehouse looked at it and said it wasnt broken, just dented. Wasnt that kinda what u had with ur 18s?

[bdiggy]

^^Yeah. That's what Hellfire has with his 18's now:D . Damn Taco Bell drive-thru!

[DJ Hellfire]

The tie-rod is a ball socket packed with grease that pivots as you turn the wheel or during suspension movement. The grease keeps the socket nice and snug inside the tie-rod "shell." Over time, the grease wears out/disappears the the socket starts to bouce around inside and eventually widens the inside before it desides to break and you loose ability to steer while driving.

Loose tie-rods allow the wheels to turn with out you actually moving the steering wheel. Doing a wheel alignment consists of you aligning the wheels straight ahead in relation to the steering wheel being straight ahead. So if you align a car with loose parts, it will be very inaccurate because at one point, the loose part could cause the wheel to be turned slightly either left or right even with the steering wheel straight.

^^Yeah. That's what Hellfire has with his 18's now:D . Damn Taco Bell drive-thru!

It's not that bad actually. It's a very small scratch. I have to point it out to people. I actually threw the wheels on the road force balancer first and they all balanced out very easy. One left side tire had excessive runout, but I was able to correct it by rotating the tire around the rim a bit. Then I put it on the back of the car. Not one rim was bent...yet!

[steev-o]

The tie-rod is a ball socket packed with grease that pivots as you turn the wheel or during suspension movement. The grease keeps the socket nice and snug inside the tie-rod "shell." Over time, the grease wears out/disappears the the socket starts to bouce around inside and eventually widens the inside before it desides to break and you loose ability to steer while driving.

Loose tie-rods allow the wheels to turn with out you actually moving the steering wheel. Doing a wheel alignment consists of you aligning the wheels straight ahead in relation to the steering wheel being straight ahead. So if you align a car with loose parts, it will be very inaccurate because at one point, the loose part could cause the wheel to be turned slightly either left or right even with the steering wheel straight.



So according to you, coming from what i wrote earlier i just need this little guy, and i should be good, right?
http://www.car-stuff.com/carparts/hyundaielantra19962004mevotechmemes33771.html

[DJ Hellfire]

Pic broken.

One of these most likely. But you didn't specify inner or outter. This is the outers.
http://i6.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/bc/96/5668_1.JPG

[steev-o]

this one was pointed out by the mechanic (pic is not elantra)

http://www.bc4x4.com/pr/2000/brzstr/brzstr-33.jpg

[KeWLKaT]

I was going to say... WTH that can't be a hyundai

But I will ask anyways... Why post the picture of another car's tie rod? lol

[steev-o]

I was going to say... WTH that can't be a hyundai

But I will ask anyways... Why post the picture of another car's tie rod? lol

it was the first one that popped up in googles pictures when i typed tie-rod. And i needed a pic of the one that sits closest to the driver

[nano_elantra]

So, to change the outer tie-rod ends, you take off the castle nut, pry the ball-joint stud out of the hub assembly hole and then undo the other end of it?

How is the other end attached (the square end in Hellfire's pic)??

Anything else to it?