'99-'07 4WD GM Truck Tie Rod End Replacement Video

[@ridgeblue7629]

Was worried about having to this this to my 04 gmc sierra but thanks to your video i think i got this. Thank you

[@2meornot]

Thank you , 294,000 , I have new tie rods installed, now off to the alignment store. Lol.

[@Ravenwest9876]

I’m trying to so this job on my truck it’s a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.3L 4x4. But I can’t tell what inner and outer tie rods to buy because there’s different specifications what type of tie rods i need rack steering, power steering or gear steering, power steering? Can you help with this ?

[@TonyTheTruckGuy]

Follow the steer shaft from the firewall. If it goes to a steering box that’s bolted to the drivers side frame, it’s “power steering gear steering”. Rack and pinion is typically on the 2wd versions of those year trucks I believe. A rack and pinion will be bolted to one of the front crossmembers, and the tie rods come directly out of the rack, but the inner tie rods would be covered by an accordion style boot.

[@Ravenwest9876]

@@TonyTheTruckGuy thank you so much for your time and help brother appreciate you

[@TonyTheTruckGuy]

@@Ravenwest9876 No problem, good luck!

[@rwkehler1]

You can add that after installing tie rods and before putting tires on Have a look for any leaks or torn CV boots as well .

[@TonyTheTruckGuy]

Add what?

[@dueyshaw3023]

I hope you noticed when you got the brand new inner tie rod out of the box that you can see AND access the hex 'nut' at the inner end of the tie rod. And no matter who you are doing the work for it is always better to clean the area where you are working so you can properly assess the situation before you start wrenching. I don't even like the adjustable wrench for this job but not everyone has the bigger open end wrenches. I am definitely not a fan of the pipe wrench....Hope you enjoyed your Baja Blast....

[@TonyTheTruckGuy]

Lmao. It always amazes me when people are clearly watching my videos because they don’t know what they’re doing, yet they feel the need to critique everything. You may have noticed that the hex portion of the old inner tie rod was very skinny. We didn’t have a wrench that would fit and the pipe wrench worked perfectly fine as you can see.

[@joanneclouser420]

Very thorough.. helpful !

[@javierochoa432]

Would bad inner n outter tie rods give me play on my steering wheel on my 2001 Chevy suburban???

[@TonyTheTruckGuy]

Definitely. Pitman arm and idler arm are other common steering components that go bad on these.

[@dudemcgee256]

If ones worn, most likely everything else is too.

[@KevinMichaelCollins1]

Great video! I think I'm ready to tackle this!!!

[@TonyTheTruckGuy]

Good luck!

[@haithamali74]

Hi, what type of the grease you used for the end rod?

[@TonyTheTruckGuy]

It’s not super important so long as it actually gets greased. I like to use either moly grease since it’s higher quality or some sort of marine grease to deter any moisture.

[@ObscureStuff420]

Haha Gutentight is what my uncle always said and it rubbed off on me too.

[@joseluisdorantes4141]

Very good music.!!

[@bojay2229]

What kind of grease do you use?

[@TonyTheTruckGuy]

Doesn’t really matter so long as it gets greased. A lot of people don’t like the moly grease because they say it actually wears the parts faster so typically just a general chassis grease or a nice synthetic.

[@bojay2229]

Thanks!

[@MsRandomfunnystuff]

is there left and right inner tie rods or are they the same someone let me know asap thank you!

[@TonyTheTruckGuy]

Just inner and outer on these, non-directional.

[@MsRandomfunnystuff]

@@TonyTheTruckGuy thank you !

[@michaelduncan8745]

Thumbs up for Baja Blast

[@TonyTheTruckGuy]

Haha, YES! It’s a bad day when you roll up to TB and they inform you that they’re out 😂

[@michaelduncan8745]

@@TonyTheTruckGuy Ruins my whole day 😂

[@rss608]

just need a big pipe wrench to remove the old one. I used a 1 1/2" claw with a 1/2" torque wrench to reinstall. skinny zip ties work the best for the inner rubber boot. Moving the rack side to side made it much easier to work on the inner tie rod end.

[@slingshot9150]

Thanks man. Gutentight video.

[@thecosmickat3954]

There Is Debate if that Is Actually upsidedown

[@TonyTheTruckGuy]

No debate. This is how it goes. Watch other videos and you’ll see.

[@thecosmickat3954]

@@TonyTheTruckGuy a lot of people especially on 4th of Gen's put on.the other way around. You can watch videos of them on the other way.

[@TonyTheTruckGuy]

@@thecosmickat3954 4th gens may go the other way. There is a taper to the hole in the knuckle and a matching taper on the tie rod end stud. You likely couldn't install this one the other way even if you tried.

[@T_rev208]

Yees Baja blast and grilled beefy 5 layers

[@Nicecalgarian]

Thanks 💕🇨🇦🤘

[@Nicecalgarian]

My wife's avalanche threw a tie rod on the driver's side. Luckily it happened while parked. So am in the process of doing this. Thank you again Tony.

[@dudemcgee256]

I called a local alignment shop thinking this was an easy job and wouldn't take very long. The guy wanted $500 to replace inner and outer tie rods! What the hell is wrong with mechanics these days?!

[@TonyTheTruckGuy]

Sounds about right to me. You’re gonna have about $150-$200 in parts and then roughly 2 hours of labor, likely at $100+ per hour. Plus tax and alignment which alignment alone is usually over $100.

[@dudemcgee256]

@@TonyTheTruckGuy Moog inner and outer tie rods for 99-06 gm trucks are $109.96 shipped to my door from Amazon and those are the expensive ones. Shops get parts for cheaper than that, especially the crap O'Reillys brand stuff. Mechanic labor in my area is $60 per hour. So at 2 hours thats $229.96 TOTAL not counting the alignment. Add $100 for alignment and we're only at $330, 358.05 with tax. I have a bill from a few months ago from the exact shop I'm referring to, he charges $60 an hour. I'm not the best at math, but I can't find $500 in there.

[@dudemcgee256]

@@TonyTheTruckGuy Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the video. I just was in sticker shock today when the guy told me the price. I just got done doing the idler arm and bracket, pitman arm, cv axles, stabilizer links, both belts, wipers, and an oil change myself. ALL THAT didn't cost me $500 dollars. I guess I just have a problem with shops rounding up on EVERYTHING which adds hundreds of dollars to the total at the end. I had another shop charge me $780 to change an oil pickup tube seal recently. He wouldn't even look me in the eye while handing me the bill.

[@TonyTheTruckGuy]

Yeah if you want cheap O’Reilly tie rod ends haha. The ones I listed in video description from Amazon were 35 for outers and 25 for inners for Moog brand. So that’s $140 for all 4 ends. But most shops don’t like when you bring in your own parts and will hike up the labor to compensate because they typically mark up the parts cost since they get them cheaper as you stated. That mark up covers the shop overhead for the parts runners, shop maintenance, etc. I’m also just GUESSING 2 hours of labor, I’m not sure what the actual book time is, it could be more. That does sound a bit high if your labor is actually $60 but around here we can’t find that labor unless it’s some sketchy shade tree mechanic which I wouldn’t trust anyways 😂

[@dudemcgee256]

@@TonyTheTruckGuy The $109.96 IS for MOOG parts. Shipped to my door. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000C57X4E/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000C57W6S/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

[@jasonbeaulieu4979]

junk parts that will need to be replaced in 10k miles, great

[@TonyTheTruckGuy]

Good thing it’s lifetime warranty and I sold the truck, eh?

[@thecosmickat3954]

The Tie Rod Is Upsidedown

[@TonyTheTruckGuy]

Lol this is how it goes on these trucks.

[@thecosmickat3954]

@@TonyTheTruckGuy how and why? explain?

[@TonyTheTruckGuy]

@@thecosmickat3954 It's how they come from the factory. Other trucks may be different, but this particular year/make/model goes like this.