Symptoms of Bad Tie Rod (Inner and Outer)

Welcome to Top5autorepairs. My channel consists of automotive repairs lecture. In today's topic I will explain how an inner and outer tie rod works, what are the symptoms you should pay attention to such as knocking noise, bad dust boot, and play in your steering wheel. A bad tie rod will cause excessive vibration while driving as well. I hope you'll consider subscribing.

[@mattbaird5467]

You sir may have just confirmed a shaky steering wheel problem I've dealt with for a year thank you

[@FlexRixh]

Feeling like driving drunk

[@Hardwick989]

Thanks bud ,for a clear -quick explanation of tie rod faults.others take to long.(prob sucking my data up on purpose ) lol

[@Dead10thgen]

Could a broken outer tie rod boot cause clunking noise, even when not turning?

[@shadowman1992]

Help!! Lol if my car sits over night or during my work day i get a cluck noise only when backing up slow when first moving the car after it sat. The noise only happens one time i dont hear it again until the next time i move the car after sitting. Any ideas ? Other than that the car drives fine.

[@Oh_that_guy]

Thank you. I think I just found an explanation of what is wrong with my wife Dodge GC

[@chrisp.5272]

Replaced my Ford Escort ZX2’s outer tie rods, and one ball joint, then got an alignment, no vibrations, but the car is pulling to one side, it’ll randomly start wondering, turned around after 5 mins of driving and went back home, too sketchy to commute to work on that. Ugh now I gotta get the X3 with a slow coolant leak, (Possible Head Gasket) and cold starting issues fired up after like a year of sitting… Not fun at all. I just dumped $400+ on registration/title/tags to get the Escort on the road. I have a feeling the issue is a rack and pinion issue. I had a buddy help me top off my brake fluid, and he ended up putting a small amount into the power steering reservoir. I then sucked out most of the fluid in the reservoir with a turkey baster and refilled with some Prestone fluid. Could be the inner tie rods too. It seems to clunk when I shake the steering wheel while car is sitting and engine is off, like near the steering column area.

[@josequiroz4605]

see ive just changed mostly all of my front suspension parts on my 2011 durango. and the have new tires and alignment done. but steering wheel shakes left to right and have wheel vibration at haigh speed right after 55mph-75mph. ive changed one tie rod end wheel hubs are still good no play in them i hardly doubt i have bent wheel

[@culwelljason]

This is a very concise explanation, thank you!

[@jeufuyang6261]

How do I know if it’s rack and pinion or tie rods ?

[@teresag2015]

I like you. You teach almost exactly as I would.

[@humbertorivera7080]

Thank you brother, that’s an pretty much self explanatory video to learn and know issues with inner and outer tie rod 👌🏻

[@kuklux8764]

Thanks man your explanation is on point💯🙌🏻

[@tmcunlimited]

Thanks

[@nicholashinrichsen534]

Great explanation

[@TotodrivesspdTanker]

Great video as always...Thanks!!

[@454lando]

Great explanation thanks for your video

[@ben159xbox]

Thank you so much for the video! Greatly appreciate it!

[@rosepedal3140]

Great video!! Thanks!

[@damocles7230]

Thank you, God bless you.