How to Replace Tie Rod Ends on a Nissan Xterra

[@wellnessotr]

I really appreciate your reminders to look 👀 out for stuff, and the details, and the awesome little details that other videos don’t mention, that a total noob like me needs to learn. I appreciate the tools that I don’t have to save up for and buy! I can use what I already have, except for the pickle fork. I’ll get one of those. You are a godsend! It’s funny, I always thought it would be fun to learn mechanics, as a youngster. But, I didn’t ever feel comfortable with all the guys in the classroom who were giving me a hard time about it. So, I didn’t do it. Years later, I tried to take a class again, and the instructor and the other students were not friendly towards me and I stopped going. Recently, I was ripped off at a shop, and my car was sabotaged to the point where it was a rolling death trap! Because I had given all my money to that shop, I had no way to pay more money to get it fixed. With your videos, and a few other channels, and an acquaintance who I never knew had mad skills in wrenching his own vehicles, I have successfully changed my rear differential oil, adjusted my E brake, installed fog lights, burped my coolant system, cleaned my throttle body, and more! When I have some spare money, I’m definitely buying a hoodie for the 10mm! 😇🤩

[@bricostello582]

changed my outers today ("tough" lock nut was an under statement ) I needed to heat the nut for a minute on the left side. You saved me a ton of money. $40 opposed to $350 at a shop. Thanks. Keep up the great videos

[@MrCantstandliberals]

Bri Costello omg im trying that nut right now and basically screwed. So u heated the nut itself for about a minute or so?

[@G.I.JeffsWorkbench]

You are an XTerra master. Thanks for showing us how it’s done!

[@Rythecarguy]

Thanks man, anytime!

[@timt7831]

you should do a front and rear shock replacement video! love your videos!

[@DavidStanleymusic]

Excellent exhibition of the repair and safety process displayed in your videos

[@thevirginian1248]

You make it look so easy to do, thank you.

[@DRTMaverick]

Awesome, 2nd gen. You should mention that it's 2nd gen in the description, would have found this sooner. Thanks again for this video.

[@jehjeh37111]

Thank you. I have a first gen and am getting confused because the videos aren’t specifying so they all look different!

[@TmacFL-bu5ow]

I have 2008 Xterra. Your videos are the bees knees

[@iselabalderassotelo823]

Great video! Your explanation was Precisely and extremely helpful!! Thank you! Isela 😊

[@Rythecarguy]

I'm so glad! You're welcome.

[@falconthree3815]

Bought two moog outter tie - rods ,driver side install easy. ,but passenger side is at a small angle ,will not go through hole, I marked and counted turns ,what gives. Thanks for any help.

[@christurnerrr]

friend, you need a socket set

[@Rythecarguy]

+Chris Turner lol I do have a (disorganized) one. Sometimes I prefer the old fashioned open face.

[@Rythecarguy]

+Chris Turner :)

[@christurnerrr]

Fair enough. Love the channel. Great help

[@marvinjacobs2955]

An aftermarket tie rod could be a little longer or shorter than the factory tie rod , so pay attention to tire wear and how the car tracks l, you still might have to have a front end alignment

[@TmacFL-bu5ow]

Great footage, yet again. Greetings from Riverview, FL.

[@Rythecarguy]

Thanks! I’m “right up the street” north of Orlando.

[@G.I.JeffsWorkbench]

Anyone know the torque specs are for the castle nut / nylon insert lock nut on top of the outer end of the Tie Rod? Ry is THE guy!

[@heribertocastaneda398]

thank you are helping me a lot with my truck Greetings from Oklahoma city

[@bobjanikowski5497]

A $20 ball joint separater from harbour freight makes easy work of this job and any ball joint for that matter

[@francfroma688]

My 08 xterra had bilstein2" in front...shackle back....whole front end redone stock.....just had to temp take lift in front off but new shocks held it to a 1.5 " loss. Im getting a whop whop from driver front tire only....looked knuckles look close but not touching.

[@bearclaw2839]

The tie rod end has a flat spot on it as well as the inner threaded barrel so that you can put a wrench on to tighten against the nut. Just tightening the nut with one wrench with the joint at it's max angle can damage it..but nice vid other than that, did mine tonight used a tie rod separator rented from AutoZone easy as pie

[@bernabelopez1002]

Hi, Ry cuold you do me a favor? I'm trying to replace the lower ball joint on my nissan extera 06 but I don't have any idea how to do it... And I learned from you videos a lot, so thank you so much for u time and videos....

[@ffhjhcgffhhv8097]

I’m planning to do the inner tie rods as well, now how do I go about doing it so it be as close to the way before so I can take it to the alignment shop , or should I just install and tighten it and just let the alignment tech deal with it

[@dustanbonar7542]

Thank you!

[@naif3734]

So good job

[@noneofmybusiness9895]

Not sure if you'll have any ideas about this, but thought it would be worth a try. My 2008 xterra has a loud clunk that comes from the front passenger wheel assembly ONLY when turning sharply left (not necessarily hard over) AND hitting a large bump, like a rolled curb. If I'm crawling, I don't get the clunk, so I have to hit the rolled curb with some speed. I noticed it when pulling a u-turn to park, and my right front tire bumped up onto the rolled curb while turning pretty much hard over left. This happened before I replaced the following parts and still happens now. I've replaced sway bar links, inner and outer tie rods, shocks, and springs. It has original UCAs and I believe the lower ball joints were new when I got it 50k km ago. It's a metal sounding clunk, so not bump stops. I dont get any other noises when driving, hitting bumps when going straight or turning right, or even turning easy to the left. My thoughts, due to the direction of force when the tire hits the rolled curb while turning hard left, is that there is inward force on the lower part of the tire (outward on the top), coupled with a jarring force knocking the hub assembly upwards, that it's one of the 2 ball joints. Thoughts? Thank you. Your instructional videos are great BTW

[@jsnthurst1]

Mine too!

[@jeffsearles3668]

You able to do a video on ball joints or have some helpful info on it

[@CarlosTorres-di5li]

nice video thank i did my todays thanks again

[@michaelcuaresma3727]

Hi Ry, can i request a video on how to change the upper control arm on X? I need my ball joint replaced and i bought the whole arm. Please if u can show the driver side. Thanks bro

[@tripsnaps]

Does anyone know what the count would be on average when rotating the tie rod end ?

[@NYCgirl927]

Hi Ry I have a lot of corrosion under my 02 Xterra. The front rods that connect to the wheels are very corroded. Im selling the truck & I want to make sure its safe for the next owner. A few weeks ago a brake line broke, the petal went to the floor. I had this repaired (430$) & this is when I found out the bottom was very rusted, corroded. My question is how would I fix this? The rods that come from the wheel & connect I'm assuming to steering need to be replaced. Its a 2002 we bought from the dealer in 2003 & we never did anything to cause the rust/corrosion. The Xterra looks new. Thanks for any help you can give us

[@leomorales6080]

Hey Ry , did you feel any difference after replacing the tie rods ? I have the same problem with my 170000 mile X.

[@Rythecarguy]

Yea, it was a huge difference. But when you do that jab you need to do an alignment. So I’m sure the alignment was a big part of it too.

[@phillipfees]

@@Rythecarguy Why did you not torque down the ball joint nut?? 63 ft lbs is the spec

[@TubeYou7]

Nice Castle nut.

[@Rythecarguy]

Thanks?

[@michaelalvarado8705]

Where did you get the tie rod from, because I have a Nissan Frontier and searching for both outer and inner tie rods but there is just so many aftermarket. Which one is a good one for me to buy that will not hit my wallet that hard, but is a good quality made one that will last

[@floraramos1478]

Is it the same for Nissan Frontier

[@Rythecarguy]

Yes it should be

[@dennisfossey4312]

Hello! For the outer tie rod ends, could I change the rubber if I teared it a bit or do I need to get a whole new Tie rod end?

[@Rythecarguy]

No, you can't buy just the rubber, sorry.

[@flaprepper]

Hey Ry, any plans on repalcing the seals on the xterra rack and pinion assy? I can provide the X :-)

[@Rythecarguy]

Lol no plans as of yet. Don't have any issues with mine. Yours leaking?

[@robertnadeau1549]

Torque??

[@CL-xp4ee]

Might be a dumb question but I’m no mechanic hence why I watching your video. But how do you when to replace your tire rods?

[@bearclaw2839]

Raise the vehicle, and grasp the wheel with both hands, try to move it side to side, if there is play or clunking noise, it's worn.

[@thomasbremehr905]

Wondering how similar this process is compared to an 08 pathfinder?

[@Rythecarguy]

Very

[@lucasnewland1619]

Hey, love the video, has a question hopefully you could answer for me. I just replaced my inner and outer tie rods on my 05 xterra, and after I finished the camber on my wheels was wayyy out of line. Do you know if something relating to the tie rod install could have done this and if an alignment will fix this?

[@jehjeh37111]

Camber is adjusted by cam bolts. The tie rod adjusts the toe in/out.

[@magistralgamer9554]

thank you !!!

[@Rythecarguy]

+Jose Cordero of course! Hope it helped!

[@cashontherise8858]

would this work on an 01 xterra?

[@Rythecarguy]

I wouldn't buy the exact part but the process should be very similar if not the exact same.

[@Sroor2023]

Nice but your inner tie rod is shot it shouldnt drop like this better to replace it while you are there 🤗

[@bobjanikowski5497]

Hmmm...I was always taught that up and down movement is okay on the inner tie rod but there should be no in and out movement.

[@Sroor2023]

@@bobjanikowski5497 what I know it shouldn't play like this, if it's like this it should be replaced like outer tie rod ball joint if it's playing and you move it easily by hand then it should be replaced even if the boot is ok

[@RON-um8mj]

when you change upper ball joint

[@tcideneb1]

are you gonna put the pin back

[@gordiehowl3553]

i think the new nut had a plastic sleeve that self locks (even though Ry says he prefers a cotter pin type) for this job .

[@johnleitner277]

with the money you saved doing it yourself ,you should get some decent tools and throw your shifter in the bin

[@Rythecarguy]

Thanks for the tip.

[@kennyrodas4948]

I have a question about my vehicle.. I had a accident with my truck I got it fixed and parts replace.. but my steering wheel is upside down even after I got the alignment.. what could I do??

[@Rythecarguy]

It sounds like someone removed it while they were doing repairs and when they put it back on they did it backwards. You will need to get it removed and put back on. I DO NOT RECOMMEND that you take the steering wheel off yourself. It is very dangerous to work around airbags especially with tools. I would recommend just taking it to the shop that did the work and tell them that they did it wrong. Maybe they will fix it for you.

[@kennyrodas4948]

ok,, thanks!!!

[@aeronauticartsllc.8263]

Turn the truck over