So this is me rotating the tie rod bar on the wife jeep. It’s pretty easy to rotate around. The drag link is a little tighter but I can still rotate it
Is my tie rod and drag link bad
- Thread starter Heatheopioa
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Looks like the other side is loose also, I don't see the passenger side tie rod moving much.
Usually when I check tie rods i'll have someone move the steering wheel back and forth with the engine off. Then i'll watch for movement in the tie rods.
Usually when I check tie rods i'll have someone move the steering wheel back and forth with the engine off. Then i'll watch for movement in the tie rods.
Thanks. There was a little bit of movement. The boots are a little torn too. Most of the other YouTube videos I watched said I should be able to rotate it a little bit but it shouldn’t be loosy goosey. I also found a little bit of up/down at the ball joints. Gonna change those. Figured it would be a good time to change the other stuff if it needed it
Rotation is normal, but those look looser than normal, which likely means they've reached the end of their service life.