broke the tie rod end on my truck today

lucky,
you know why?
it was at school, I went out to get something out of my truck and decided to move it to the front of the parking lot so i didnt have to walk a mile after class.
turning into the spot, i felt a POP
didn't think too much about it i had to get back to class,
forgot about it
went to give stephanie a ride to her car on the other side of the lot.
****!!! somethings wrong
looked, sure enough, my tie rod is no longer attached

the big positive, it woulda broken on the freeway if it waited any longer.


sooooo....
when i go to the parts store tommorrow, how much can i expect to pay? and what tools will i need to replace it?
matter of fact,
what is involved with replacing it?

 

count ur turns off, put the new on w/ the same amopunt..mabie a tie rod fork, if it is out use a BFH to get the pin out..

then get it alligned

 

[sm=oopssign.gif]......first of all cost will probably depend on your vehicle. year make and all that. didnt see it listed. may have missed it. part is usually really cheap. and i have a bonus for you. if you had checked the forum you would have found an actual video for this. really simple procedure. no special tools needed if you posted in the correct vehicle catagory.

here is link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6DSjQ0F6j0

that should do ya.

good luck

 

soorry, used to posting where everybody knows my truck
97 4 banger d'kota looks like the one in my sig but taller
lets see if i can do it without removing the wheel, its gonna sit in the schools parking lot when i fix it
its time for another write up!!

gonna be real fun, i go to a geek school, 2% of us know about fixing cars

 

take pics when you do the writeup... I'll add it to the list... good luck with it.

 

well i get to wait a day, none of the autoparts stores have and end in stock
but it'll be in tomorrow

 

grrr, got it half off, and its dipped below freezing out and im sitting in a puddle.
may have to come back tomorrow.
the end is still on the rod, and rusted extremely bad

 

remove the whole thing...lot easier

 

you mean remove the entire rod?

 

yea this is how i do it,..