Worn Tie Rod Ends

[bcs001]

Careful with those loose tie rod ends. I lost one, unexpectedly as I was doing some loader work last year on a slope. It’s not pretty when one tire just buries itself against the axle and you lose complete control of steering….

I lost some sleep thinking “what if that happened at road speed near cars on the road”?
I’m thinking I wouldn’t be typing this right now if it did.

I asked my dealer about where they are most likely to fail and he told me they have not see one separate at the swivel joint but have had a few come in fractured between the joint and knuckle. This would make sense since the newer ones are much beefier in this area.

Where exactly did yours fail? did the joint separate or did the steel fracture?

 

[5030]

All over Flea Bay a lot cheaper and get them with grease fittings built in. Never hurts to grease them.

 

[5030]

I took my stock tie rod ends and drilled them and installed grease fittings. Been years ago and no slop what so ever.

 

[Hay Dude]

I asked my dealer about where they are most likely to fail and he told me they have not see one separate at the swivel joint but have had a few come in fractured between the joint and knuckle. This would make sense since the newer ones are much beefier in this area.

Where exactly did yours fail? did the joint separate or did the steel fracture?

Mine failed in the socket. It got wallowed out and popped off.
Scary