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I was checking my Dodge Magnum before a vacation trip and found the tie rod ends needed replacement. I would have ordered Moog from rockauto if I had time but I didn't. I bought the O'reillys house brand because all the local parts stores charged 2 1/2 times as much as rockauto for the Moog tie rod ends. The house brand was about the same as rockauto moog parts. They are probably made in the same chinese factory.
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So what about mevotech? They look decent. Oe is more expensive, but the other stuff seems decent. Heck, even the cheapest options are better than the poop I have now, lol
What about mcquay-norris?
Upper and lower balljoints/control arms appear good. No boots torn, and passed the 12/6 o clock test with the wheel jacked off the ground via the lower control arm near the tire.
All tie rod boots [inner/outer & left/right] are torn, and appear to have some play, saw the most play in the pitman arm with also torn boots, and a little bit in the idler arm.
Truck does have 35" tires, a lift, and 176k miles. So even just changing them to cheap stuff has to be an improvement
What about mcquay-norris?
Upper and lower balljoints/control arms appear good. No boots torn, and passed the 12/6 o clock test with the wheel jacked off the ground via the lower control arm near the tire.
All tie rod boots [inner/outer & left/right] are torn, and appear to have some play, saw the most play in the pitman arm with also torn boots, and a little bit in the idler arm.
Truck does have 35" tires, a lift, and 176k miles. So even just changing them to cheap stuff has to be an improvement
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ok, so........ right inner and outer tie rods are on......
idler arm is removed....
the joint on the pitman arm to drag link is floppy, definitely the main source of my play
pitman arm will not come off the shaft! tried to cut into it like some youtube vids, and I ground into my finger...... scared to use the grinder at this point..... my finger is pretty chewed up
loosened the box, tossed an arm puller on it, started bending the jaws...... been soaking it like crazy with wd40.....
not sure what to do now... I contacted a mobile mechanic, and he said if it is seized, I will need to remove the box to avoid damaging it (which is actually what the fsm shows)
ugh!!!!!!
idler arm is removed....
the joint on the pitman arm to drag link is floppy, definitely the main source of my play
pitman arm will not come off the shaft! tried to cut into it like some youtube vids, and I ground into my finger...... scared to use the grinder at this point..... my finger is pretty chewed up
loosened the box, tossed an arm puller on it, started bending the jaws...... been soaking it like crazy with wd40.....
not sure what to do now... I contacted a mobile mechanic, and he said if it is seized, I will need to remove the box to avoid damaging it (which is actually what the fsm shows)
ugh!!!!!!
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