The other day i took my truck in to get an allignment. They told me and showed me that my inner parts of my tie rod is worn. It is makeing a knocking sound. I purchased the new parts that day but have not put them on yet. My question is what is the risk of running on worn tie rods?
2004 EXC Silverado 6.2L
Mods:
6.2L L92, Ported and Polished stage 3 heads, 95mm Throttle Body, 100mm MAF, NA, Pacesetter LT Headers, Magnaflow X-Pipe Muffler, Electric Fans, 160* thermostat, 2" Drop Shackles, Hellwig Sway Bars Front and Rear, Monroe Reflex Shocks, NGK Spark Plugs, AMW Oil Catch Can, 17"x10" wheels on Kuhmo Tires.
will put extra wear on your tires. They are very easy to change.
My truck was making a knocking sound also and my buddy here at home is the service manager for the chevrolet dealer and he told me to bring my truck in and they would lube the joint in my steering shaft. He told me that was a common problem with the chevy trucks.Get a second opinion if you haven't. Turn your tires straight. Jack up the front and wiggle each tire back and forth. If it is your tie rod you will feel slack and loosness. Remmember to wiggle your tires from side to side. You may have to apply good pressure when wiggling them. A bad tie rod end ussualy won't make a knocking noise it would just cause you to have a little slack in the wheel.But if the mechanic really showed you it was the tierod they're not very hard to change.
2000 Chevrolet Silverado, 4.8L, K&N polished intake, 4.10 gears, 20x9 KMC SS on front, 22x10 on rear, Dual style pillar gauges, steel cowl hood, 2" rear drop shackles, true duals w/IMCO extreme mufflers w/dumps at rear end, SLP headers. Cam and nelson tune soon to come!!!!!
I had to put a new inner tie rod end on my SS at 50k. There was a slight bumping in the steering when you hit a bump. I also found out when I took it in for an alignment after lowering it. Later
Dave
2003 Silverado SS here's where my money went...Radix @ 9psi, Vortec IC tank, Oversized Heat exchanger, ASM LT Headers, Suncoast Ram Air hood, Airaid intake, Trailblazer Torque converter, Full billet servos, Zippy kit, cat-free, Flowmaster muffler, Gaylord Speedstur tonneau, 3/4 drop with Belltech spindles and leafs, Sirius conversion & MTX thunderform sub box. 05 e-fans coming soon!
yeah they showed me it when they had it jacked up. When you wiggle to tire it makes a knocking noise. I have already purchased them and they costs me $37 a piece for both inners. I will be replacing them in the morning.
2004 EXC Silverado 6.2L
Mods:
6.2L L92, Ported and Polished stage 3 heads, 95mm Throttle Body, 100mm MAF, NA, Pacesetter LT Headers, Magnaflow X-Pipe Muffler, Electric Fans, 160* thermostat, 2" Drop Shackles, Hellwig Sway Bars Front and Rear, Monroe Reflex Shocks, NGK Spark Plugs, AMW Oil Catch Can, 17"x10" wheels on Kuhmo Tires.
haha ask red03silss why he now owns his SS. lets put it this way he used to own a 99 Z71, and well something broke and fell out on the ground goin down the road, i think it was a tie rod.
well guys i tried to do it today and quickly found that i did not have a wrench big enough to take it off. So i will be getting the tool this week and making another attempt at it maybe this week if not this weekend.
2004 EXC Silverado 6.2L
Mods:
6.2L L92, Ported and Polished stage 3 heads, 95mm Throttle Body, 100mm MAF, NA, Pacesetter LT Headers, Magnaflow X-Pipe Muffler, Electric Fans, 160* thermostat, 2" Drop Shackles, Hellwig Sway Bars Front and Rear, Monroe Reflex Shocks, NGK Spark Plugs, AMW Oil Catch Can, 17"x10" wheels on Kuhmo Tires.
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