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It should be safe depending on how bad the joint is. It would have to be severely worn for the joint to fail completely however that said no one can for 100% know that the joint wont fail. You have to remove the outer tie rod to replace the inner tie rod so most reputable shops wouldn’t charge you anything to install a new outer tie rod except for the price for the new part.
I went ahead and bought both inner and outer tie rods. The outer has a fitting for grease. Do these come pre-greased? As I don’t have the pump gun or the grease for it
The inner one is not greased. If the outer one comes with a grease fitting, then you need to grease it after its installed. If you can’t grease it, most service shops will add grease for free if you having other work done, like an oil change.
Bad ball joints or tie rods are just things you shouldn’t take a lot of chances with. If you do drive it before fixing it, avoid the highway. Also be real careful in turns not to slam into pot holes.
As far as a shop doing it – do not be surprised if they find some excuse to charge extra for replacing the outer one. There is always some “special” case they like to come up with, even though it is absolutely true that if the inner tie rod needs replaced, the outer one has to come off to get to it anyways.
Separating the inner and outer tie rods is as simple as loosening a nut and unscrewing the outer.If you do this job yourself, take measurments so when the outer one is installed, the “toe” of the front wheels is not altered.
Inner tie rods come with lubrication typically. As for adding grease, you can pick up a gun and grease for $20 or so. It depends on the parts you get. Some have grease fittings, some don’t. The ones that don’t, don’t require additional lubrication.
No matter what when you’re done with the work you will need an alignment.
Would this grease work? I already have it so curious
http://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/381276387690The tie rod I installed has a fitting for grease but I haven’t added additional grease yet, do they come with enough grease to drive on?
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