tie rod replacement

2000 BUICK LESABRE

93,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC

TURK1

MEMBER
1 POST

Hi --

Just a simple question -- since a lot of newer vehicles are coming out of the factory with no grease fittings, does it matter whether you replace tie rods with ones that have grease fittings or ones that don't???Thanks for your time Turk

Aug 28, 2008 at 8:38 AM

KASEKENNY

✓Experienced Mechanic
18,907 POSTS

As long as the replacement parts fit your vehicle then it does not matter if they have a grease fitting or not. Basically the ones with the fitting simply require you to grease them. The ones without the fitting are sealed for life. Meaning they are on there until they fail.

Here is a guide that will help with this as well:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/tie-rod-end-replacement

lastly I attached the process below from the manual on how to replace them if you need this as well. Thanks

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