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Failing tie rod ends could be serious issue. Do you know what transmits the force from steering to the wheel? A lot of us don’t understand steering system. So in this guide, let’s read about tie rod ends, their working and symptoms of malfunctioning tie rod ends.

Tie Rod Ends

The tie rod ends are components that connect the steering rack to the steering knuckle on each front wheel. Car steering system is made of various pivotal components like steering column, steering gear and steering wheel.

The tie rods are similar to small ball joints that allow up and down movement of steering components. Tie rod maintains the connection with steering and wheel. Modern vehicles come with rack and pinion system the tie rods are attached to the ends of steering rack.

When you turn the steering wheel, it transmits the movement through the steering components until the tie rod end push or pull the wheel and makes it turn.

Tie rod ends play vital role in safety of a driver because, unable to take turn on crucial ways or traffic could cause severe accident.

Symptoms of Malfunctioning Tie Rods

There are several symptoms from where you can easily judge whether the time has come to change the worn tie rods or not.

Do you see uneven wear pattern on edges of the tire? Is it inside or outside tread of your front tires that shows wear pattern? The wheel camber might be incorrect and you may have to visit mechanic for further inspection and replacements of car parts that have worn.

A weak tie rod end will cause the steering wheel to shift to one side or the other while turning. If it gets extremely bad, the steering wheel could shake violently from side to side. Older vehicles use steering box and linkage system and modern vehicles use rack and pinion system. Both are repairable.

A worn steering linkage or worn tie rod end may cause your car to shift to one side.

If you are hearing loud squealing sound when turning, there might be possibility of vital suspension components like tie rods ends, ball joints, seals, bushings and bearings might be damaged. There might be other several causes behind the squealing sound like faulty wheel bearing, loose wheel lugs, worn brakes of your car etc.

If you are feeling your steering wheel to be clunky or shaky, this might be due to disconnection between steering movement and movement in the wheel.

Tie rod ends need to rotate and lubrication is needed to prevent wear. Damage to the boot means the lubricate leaks out and contaminants get in to wear the joint. The rubber may also get torn by time and because of this the tie rod eventually starts malfunctioning.

Over greasing is not good because it causes the protective boot of the tie rod to tear and it may get into brake rotors and interfere with braking. Always check service manual before lubricating tie rods yourself.

Squeak sound is caused by broken tie rod which is hell dangerous. When the rubber seal fails, the lubrication is lost. The rust may accumulate and corrosion happens. This destroys the tie and may cause it to separate.

A broken tie rod is not good because it would cause steering loss and eventually result in fatal accident. So, make sure you visit a professional that can look into the exact problem.

Just be aware and don’t skip maintenance schedules of your car.

But how to tell if its time for replacement? If the bushing around tie rod is torn and debris has accumulated inside and destroyed it, you will need to change the tie rods. If the bushing is solid, reach up and grasp the outer tie rod firmly and give it a good shake. Is it moving from side to side? Time for replacement has come!

Inspection of tie rods

The proper checking of tie rods is done on wheel alignment rack. So you can easily move the wheel but it will be at normal height. From that part you can easily see the tie rods hanging down. Pushing in and out at the front of the tires will show if there is a slack in the tie rods.

Inner tie rods are sometimes covered by a rubber cover on rack and pinion steering. You can squeeze the cover to feel the slack.

Proper greasing and lubrication of tie rods could assure you hassle free and safe car driving for years. But make sure that you are over greasing or over lubricating them as it may have negative impact on them.

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