1998 Mercury Villager left inner tie rod

Tiny
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1998 Mercury Villager

does this part go bad and if so how critical is to drive if you have a bad one
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 AT 8:28 PM

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Tiny
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HI there,

All mechanical parts on the car will wear out sooner or later, if the steering rack end is worn, you will get shimmy in the steering, wandering, and if let to develop further it can and will eventually fail, which will cause the steering to fail completely, if it is faulty get it fixed.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 AT 8:47 PM
Tiny
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Now is it a left inner tie rod or the left inner tie rod end and whats the cost new and also used and I appreciate your help
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 AT 8:55 PM
Tiny
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Hi there a tie rod end should cost in the order of around $60.00 never use a second hand steering item as you don't know the history of it, it may have been stressed in a smash and it may fail with out warning, also you will need an alignment check as well.

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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 AT 9:12 PM

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