Tie Rods

[KiNgMaRtY]

I am taking my car to have it aligned and I disconnect the REAR tie rod ends so it can be done properly. Its seems that my rear inner and outer tierods are shot on the driver side so I ma aswell replace all of them. Y can't seem to find either rears? Do they use the same as the front for the outer tie rods? How about inners? Also wondering how to replace the inner tierods?

 

[Adorsey]

How do you know your rear tierods are bad? Are you sure, or do you know for a fact? I would check the rear wheel bearings for play in them first.
Youre going to have to search for the rear outter links for a part #. I dont think there is inner rear* tie rod ends, I beleive its just the pinion/piston thing.

Front tierods are not bad to do, simple really. Untill you want to do the inners. Like I said again you might want to see/check if its youre wheel barings first. Before doing the hardest thing you could do.
I had the rack and pinion out when I took off my inner tie rods, and they unscrew lefty loosy righty tighty tighty. There is just a metal piece at the end with flat spots on each side for a wrench or vise, to turn the rod in either direction.
Quick view of the front rack.

 

[KiNgMaRtY]

The tie rods have plenty of play on the left. It will wiggle around with little to no effort when I pulled it out and put it to the side. The right one is a little stiffer. The boots on the ends are torn as well on both sides. I did the fronts outers before but have never done iners. So they just "screw" in, sounds easy enough. Now to find the parts.

 

[Adorsey]

Depending on if they got loose, It does say they have 50-70footlbs. So it might have to be worked a little to get off, but yeah they "screw" off.

 

[KiNgMaRtY]

I am having the hardest time trying to locate the rears /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif.
Mitsu doesn't make them anymore either

 

[iceman69510]

Try looking under the 3000gt at rock auto or something. They are the same.

 

[KiNgMaRtY]

Thank you for the advise but I searched and no look either /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif