[Shotimes] Outer Tie Rod Replacement?

[Epperly]

That would depend on how much play there is. You could measure min & max and
split the difference.

        Ken

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Malachuk" <bmalach1@nycap.rr.com>
To: "Mark Mucher" <mmucher@bellsouth.net>; "'SHOtimes'"
<shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Outer Tie Rod Replacement?


> 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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