Tie Rods and 1 CV Axle (replacement)

[oneroundko]

Hey there, new to the forum but have surfed for the last few months or so and really enjoy it.

I started realizing a rougher ride in my cav a couple months ago and had it diagnosed at tires plus, carX (and a couple other places). They said I needed a left outer tie rod, right inner tie rod and right cv axle. The ballpark quote (give or take) from the 4 different places was $600.00 (labor alone was at least half of that). I drove on them up until yesterday when I was rounding a local lake at about 25 MPH and the front end felt like it was gonna fall off. So I stopped and noticed that the left tire was facing right and the right tire was facing left.

Long story short, I have minimal car repair experience (alternators, wiring, tune ups etc) and was told by the guy at auto zone that I was better off letting professionals repair it.

Only problem is $600.00 is ALOT of $$$$$ for a college student on a budget


what do you think (parts are only like $200 bucks) will I wind up killing myself doing 90mph down 94 east after I do it myself?

[robzone0911]

If you are mechanically inclined at all those repairs can be done with the aid of a service manual. You can get them at autozone, and off the internet. Look at the bright side, If both of your tie rods fail at the same time your wheels will angle out and cancel each other out... in turn saving your life!

[oneroundko]

I did the left outer, and the part was only about 20 bucks, so that probly saved at least $200-$300..because now it doesnt have to be towed and I can go to a ma and pa which are like $300 less than tires plus too.