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Anyone here faced a front tie rod end failure yet?

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Old 02-27-2008, 09:07 AM
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Default Anyone here faced a front tie rod end failure yet?

wondering if any of you track monkeys has had to replace the tie rod ends yet - I had a noise develop on my TT which was traced to the tie rod end that had started to fail.
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just discover that I have a failed tie rod on my Gt3 rs, with very low track time and 6000 miles...
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What are the tell-tale signs of the tie rod going out? I broke two ribs in a race karting accident several years ago when my tie rod broke. Can't imagine how awful that would be in a big car... :0
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Standard operating procedure.....nut and bolt check after every event!
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Front suspension on RS sounds very crunchy at low speed. Any chance it is failing tie rod end? 13k miles, little track time. Checked by dealer and zone rep and told it is 'normal'. REALLY loud crunch at low speed. Anyone else have similar problem?
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Originally Posted by Steven_H
Front suspension on RS sounds very crunchy at low speed. Any chance it is failing tie rod end? 13k miles, little track time. Checked by dealer and zone rep and told it is 'normal'. REALLY loud crunch at low speed. Anyone else have similar problem?
Same sound coming from the right wheel of my GT2 at low speeds on bumpy roads, dealer checked it up twice and nothing is wrong...
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never, but the car is nut and bolt chk'd every 30 days when it gets its monthly aignment chk



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