[Shotimes] Outer Tie Rod Replacement?

[Mark Mucher]

Bruce,

Count the turns when you remove the old and install the new with the same
number.

That should last you 2 months, but buy a tread depth gage and watch it
carefully - if your tires are valuable and they start to wear abnormally,
the alignment might be worth it.

mm in sunny FL


-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Bruce Malachuk
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 6:54 PM
To: SHOtimes

Is it possible to replace the outer tie rods on my SHO without having to get
an alignment? My car is in pretty decent alignment right now, and I'm
planning a Koni/Intrax setup with camber plates in about 2 months, so I know
I'll need an alignment then. But right now I have a little looseness in the
steering and my outer tie rods are beginning to make some noise. I've
replace the tie rod end on my 95 SE (well Midas did) and that same squeak
went away, but it also lightened my wallet by an extra $40 for the front
alignment.

The parts are cheap via rockauto, and the MOOG ones have a grease fitting on
them which is good. I would think that if I was to do this with the wheels
on the ground there must be some way to change them without messing up the
alignment, right?

Bruce
94 Opal Frost MTX
94 Deep Emerald Green ATX - w/90k gonna be parted