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tie rod
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by
jes04
Tue Aug 29 2000 at 22:10:50
In a vehicle, a
piece
of the
front suspension
connecting the
steering knuckle
to the
rack and pinion
or, in a non-power-steering-enabled car, the steering gearbox, the
term
for which escapes me at this moment. The
tie rod
has, on either end, swivel joints which are referred to as the
inner tie rod end
, and the
outer tie rod end
.
As your
tie rod end
s start to wear out, your front wheels will start to turn ever so slightly by themselves, requiring
minor
, frequent steering corrections. While this in and of itself is not dangerous, it will cause advanced tire wear.
The usual maintainance procedure for a
tie rod end
involves using a
grease gun
to pack
grease
into it(the
tie rod end
) through a special fitting called a
grease zurt
- which is, in fact, what most mechanic-type establishments refer to as a
chassis lube
. It's also customary to inspect the
seal
s when performing this procedure.
steering knuckle
rack and pinion
steering arm
inner tie rod end
front suspension
outer tie rod end
FOB
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