Tie rods

[Dennis Shelley]

Replaced the tie rod ends and both sway bar links. about 2 hours.

These are wear-replace items on any vehicle.

For an entry level these are doable and unlike the factory units the tie rod ends have grease zerks.

My ST has 188,000 (pulling trailer and long cross country) and the time to do this is over do .

No great difference in the ride, MPG or performance, but like an oil change has to be done.

A great project for the novice.

 

[mike burns 3]

You got a lot more miles than I did .... seems like every bushing on the front end of mine went at 110K miles.

 

[H D]

My entire front end has been rebuilt including the steering rack and I'm just over 100k. Most of it preventative, though.