What is a tie rod? What does it do? Apparently mine is "frozen"
06-10-2003, 11:05 AM
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Means it is siezed!
Which means heat is required to release the nut on the tie rod ends - the part that controls alignment/tracking.
Too much heat and the grease in the ball joint can deteriorate meaning new tie-rod ends which are usually not that an expensive part BTDT!
Too much heat and the grease in the ball joint can deteriorate meaning new tie-rod ends which are usually not that an expensive part BTDT!
06-10-2003, 11:06 AM
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Re: What is a tie rod? Item 5 - Item 7 probably the seized part.
<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/41300/tie_rod.jpg"></center><p>It connects your rack-and-pinion steering to your struts. Usually the tie rod end seizes inside the tie rod itself and they have to heat it up and break it to get it out.
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