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drag link + tie rod quick question

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Old 06-04-2023, 11:17 AM
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Default drag link + tie rod quick question

Hey guys,

not familiar with this parts.
The TIE ROD rotates as I push and pull on it with my hand. The bushing seemed old and deformed.
Is this a normal status for it?








And the DRAG LINK move up and down as i push and pull with my hand, here the bushing seems to be in worst condition.
How about this one? is it normal?






Old 06-04-2023, 12:42 PM
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So, the joints on both of those components allow for misalignment which is why they rotate like that. The tie rod looked pretty normal but the driver's side kinda sounded a little dry to me maybe. Hard to tell on the video but kinda sounded like a light scraping as it rotated. that might have been something else i heard. The drag link looks sloppy. it should twist like the TR was, but you shouldn't be able to shake that thing up and down.
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