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Oct 11, 2006 | 12:02 AM

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Shrike

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Bad tie rod ends?

In the process of taking the oil pan off, I removed the tie rods to do a little cleaning. The ends seem kind of stiff and I was wondering how I can tell if they are bad?

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Oct 11, 2006 | 12:52 AM

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Stiff is good, loose is bad.

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Oct 11, 2006 | 09:10 AM

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Thanks!

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Oct 11, 2006 | 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by wombvette

Stiff is good, loose is bad.

Same with ball joints.

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