- Joined
- Aug 7, 2007
- Messages
- 426
- Points
- 3,101
- City
- Northern California
- Vehicle Year
- 1995, 2001, 200
- Transmission
- Automatic
I know a little bit about cars and was once a licensed mechanic. My 2.8 runs great, but I kept putting off suspension work. Yesterday my Ranger had a outer tie rod break on the highway. I was four feet into the next lane instantly - I was very lucky that no one was next to me and feel very fortunate that I got off the freeway safely.
The point is that ALL components count. Ford doesn't put grease fitting on their parts, but they still need attention. Please be careful.
Want another reason? It cost me $780.00 for inner and outer tie rod repair at a shop (I asked for all to be done for safety - changing lanes in an instant is not fun) look up the part prices and tell me if that is expensive. When you are on the road - you pay what they want.
The point is that ALL components count. Ford doesn't put grease fitting on their parts, but they still need attention. Please be careful.
Want another reason? It cost me $780.00 for inner and outer tie rod repair at a shop (I asked for all to be done for safety - changing lanes in an instant is not fun) look up the part prices and tell me if that is expensive. When you are on the road - you pay what they want.
