[Shotimes] Outer Tie Rod Replacement?

[Bruce Malachuk]

Now the tie rod end just control the toein and toeout of the car correct? So
that should be fairly easy to measure/adjust without a "real" alignment. I
would think that even after the countin to the turns I could just usa a good
tape measure and a friend to measure and set the toe to back to what it
should be. Right?

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

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Mucher" <mmucher@bellsouth.net>
To: "'Bruce Malachuk'" <bmalach1@nycap.rr.com>; "'SHOtimes'"
<shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 7:04 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Outer Tie Rod Replacement?


> 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
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