Tie Rod End

[91S10]

Gotta question...Obviously by the title you can tell what its about lol....I need a new tie rod on the right side of my car.(89 Hatch DX)....is there an outter and inner tie rod or is there just one? I think its the lower one i need...which i dont know if the lower one means there is 2 or the lower one is the only one...I cant remember.....Well maybe you guys can tell me....Whenever i drive i can hear the tire shaking and whenever you get under my car and grab it, it shakes...which i know it shouldnt do that....So maybe you guys know which one it is...Thanks alot!

[maxassassin]

yea there a inner and outter tie rod. jsut check ebay or something they usually have full kits or jsut inners or outers ect. as for the other issue im not to sure.

[CRXperiment]

I think you need new outer tie rods. If you can grab it and it shakes at the joint where it connects to the knuckle then you need a new one. By now your outer tie rod boot is probably gone.

Now might be a good time to also change your rack end bushing, an extremely common problem on our cars:
http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1117870

You can diagnose it by openning your passenger side accordian boot and shaking the inner tie rod by hand. If theres free play, you need a new rack end bushing.

[91S10]

Cool Thanks alot for your help Guys...I will do that definetly, Can you get that rack end bushing at a parts store, or is it a dealer only part..thanks for your help guys

[CRXperiment]

Originally Posted by 91S10

Cool Thanks alot for your help Guys...I will do that definetly, Can you get that rack end bushing at a parts store, or is it a dealer only part..thanks for your help guys

I would definitely get it from the dealer, costs like 8 bucks and its something you only want to have to replace once since you need to drop the rack.