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      12-11-2012, 11:39 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by Dackelone View Post
Replacing your tie rods isn't that hard. The hard part is getting the car aligned afterwards. Withoput wearing out your tires are you drive to your alignment shop!

When one installs a tie rod... the important thing to remember to do is use some loctite on the tie rod threads where it screws into the PS rack. AND also bending over the crimp washer so the new tie rod does not loosen up over time. There is a metal washer/tab that gets hammered over to prevent the tie rod from un doing itself.

A good 4 wheel alignment is necessary. The toe rods themselves are cheap... its paying someone who is competment to install them and do a good alignment that is hard!


Here is a decent video on how to change a tie rod on a e46...

yeah, thats the video i was referring to. although its about 3 series, i suspect its the same stuff or very similar.
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