Hmm, so $179.40 later and my car has a new passenger side outer tie rod. $75 for the tie rod itself. Looking now I could have purchased this from Jim Fresard for $58.05, but labor to install it was $30. That seems pretty reasonable… Then with a four-wheel alignment was $69.95. Looking now, my alignment was a fair bit out of whack.<\/p>\n
That said, my car now drives considerably better than it had been. For maybe the last six months I’ve noticed a small knock when going over very small bumps, and I’d noticed what felt like the car was pulling, but it wasn’t consistent. When I’d take my hands off the wheel, it’d stay within the lane, only moving like there was a cross wind.<\/p>\n
After doing some reading, this appears to be consistent with a worn tie rod. Now the slight clunking \/ knocking sound is gone, and the car drives as if it’s on rails. I also don’t have to fear for the tie rod breaking, and the wheel ending up damaging everything near by while I skid to a halt against a concrete barrier. I think this is a good thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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