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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 06:45 PM
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I noticed my steering wheel needing to be turned slightly for me to go striaght. i am pulling alittle to my left. with my passenger wheel pointed straight ahead my drivers wheel is slightly tilted outward.. I lifted the car up and noticed both ends of my tie rod are shot. I was wondering if there was a way i could use the tie rod to adjust my alignment? for awhile now i have heard a rubbing sound when slowly turning left or right. i don't hear it when im moving over 10 miles an hour. could it be from these worn out ends?

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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 07:14 PM
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Replace shot tie-rod ends and then you should be able to adjust it properly. You can only get so close with a tape measure though so in the interest of longevity of your tires, get a professional alignment.
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 06:14 AM
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that was how i was gonna attempt the allignment. i was gonna adjust the tie rod until my measurments on my tires were the same. In the front and the back of the tires. i never attempted this before and was wondering if anyone had any advise. To make this job alittle easier
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 06:23 AM
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as he said you can only get so close your best bet is to bungie cord a level on both tires so it sticks out and just measure off that if you dont have 2 levels use anything straight but this willl only get you close you still need a profesional alignment 4 your tires sake
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