Tie Rod Ends 101: How, When, and Why!

[@OpenRoadJerky]

Alec, we are so happy you enjoyed our jerky! Thank you so much for the shoutout! We have HUGE news coming out soon, so stay tunnneedddddd!

[@walterhines6567]

Great video how many miles was on this vehicle

[@hhattingh]

I'm sure a simple thank you email would have been sufficient. No need to spam the comment section with announcements. Just saying it's tacky.

[@johnbedell2376]

Very clear explanation. The lighting underneath the car was perfect - easy to see what you were doing. Thank you!

[@MrJFunk]

Always felt intimidated working on BMWs since I've only owned Japanese vehicles in the past until now. Feel a whole lot better with your channel if my car ever develops an issue. Thank you Mr! You do a great job explaining every step.

[@robsweekendgarage]

Love when Alec is showing us his tips! Just the tips… Great vid. Never thought about turning the rack in all the way before to remove the inner tie rod. Makes a lot of sense and will def do that in the future! That car is soooo clean.

[@105kyl_e36]

Every time I watch this guys videos, it gives me more confidence to work on my car. Though I’m more auto electrical, because of Alec I am gaining more confidence with mechanical. Keep it up bud💪🏽

[@JohnLampson]

Oh heck yeah, this was something I was thinking about the other day and you read my mind! Basically breaking down parts of each system in the car and having a short video on it. You're the Professor X of BMWs!

[@DayOffDIY]

You’re the man John!! Got some other killer videos in the pipeline. Trying to also do more searchable system specific stuff like you mentioned

[@DanBuilds]

Perfect timing on this video Alec! I will be replacing the tie rods on my E39 this afternoon with my kids. One tip I was told a while ago from an alignment guy is if you're not using OEM parts, you should use a tape measure instead of counting threads since the threads can be different. Cheers!

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

0:42 Hi Alec, it’s great to see you working away, but I am a bit warped because when you said talked about breaking that nut loose, it gave me a chuckle! But, I did learn something new today, so I thank you for that.

[@CohnWolfeFitness]

Damn, I probably need to do these on the ZHP. I can’t ever recall replacing mine.

[@DayOffDIY]

You can always wiggle the wheels left to right and feel for play, or if the steering feels a little sloppy. They’re super cheap from FCP euro, 150 for the set I think?

[@CharlesExtrom]

Same boat. Gotta do mine despite having done a million other things already. The list never ends, if you’re lucky it just gets slightly shorter from time to time

[@bogusienombre355]

Good job. Liked the way you explained it all. I have at least 4 good tips to remember. Yahooo!

[@mrmivisuals]

Legend, this is what we need

[@DayOffDIY]

Thank you!!!

[@chadriddle3517]

Great informational video Alec

[@DayOffDIY]

Thanks Chad!

[@Wentworthjd]

Man doing this job in the rust belt is a pita. You pretty much have to do inner and outer tie rods because with the rust its almost impossible to remove the outer tie rod from the inner. The car looks mint underneath though, I wish mine looked like that lol!

[@DayOffDIY]

She came out soooo nice!

[@DayOffDIY]

Yeah I’m lucky with little rust over here, I can only imagine

[@wolleyreikivalley]

i did the outers on my acura tl last night

[@DayOffDIY]

Perfect timing

[@wolleyreikivalley]

@@DayOffDIY i had used aftermarket Beck Arnley tie rod ends and one boot cracked and started clicking within a year so i went oe

[@tehedx]

Nice video, thanks for sharing your knowledge once again!

[@joaofonseca188]

Excellent work. Hug from Portugal

[@Pedro88311]

I really enjoy your videos. keep it up bro!!!!!!

[@DayOffDIY]

Thanks, will do!

[@gillesvanleeuwen]

Great different style of video.

[@kogers5595]

Nice and informative.

[@DayOffDIY]

Glad you liked it

[@ian.M440]

As always great vid 👌

[@leivabernie]

1:00 Famous last words 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@keegancan]

Thanks

[@basesperanca]

Hey Alec man, great video as always. I hope you don't mind me picking your brain just a little bit... as I had told you previously, I bought an E90 with the N52B25, 325i, manual transmission. When I start driving it in the morning, in low rpm's, the car is jerking along, almost like in a resonance frequency, and there's just a bit of clunking. I wonder if it's normal for this model. This is only when cold, as the car will be dumping fuel even below 1500 rpm. When it's warmed up and not keeping the revs up anymore, the jerkiness at low rpms is gone. What do you think?

[@theque1539]

Awesome!!!!!!!

[@HonkeyLee]

Hell yeah!

[@fabianrguez129]

The best

[@DayOffDIY]

Thank you fabian!

[@stewfly9227]

boss channel

[@claudiohernandez9470]

Is the same for 4 wheel drive?

[@cliveecity]

I used a 32mm fan clutch wrench to loosen the inner tie rod nut when I did this on my E39 and it was a snug fit. YMMV, but others might find it helpful.

[@DayOffDIY]

I think last set I did on my e46 it wouldn’t fit , or the thin wrench started to fail, I wonder if it’s different sizes from e39 to e46?

[@georgecortes6139]

When I spin the outer tie rod off the entire shaft just spins, any tips ?

[@bongchan531]

Hello, do you have a shop in California? I am getting my first BMWthis weekend, a 2009 328i with 143k miles, and might want some one of your experience and competence.

[@DayOffDIY]

I work out of my home garage in Northern California

[@bongchan531]

@@DayOffDIY That is great. I live Concord area.

[@bongchan531]

@@DayOffDIY Maybe I can swing by your garage one of these when ever you are available.

[@ozzi-3366]

The amount of heat that he is about to drop might be dangerous

[@domenictv2880]

What happened to the free bmw

[@DayOffDIY]

Currently working on the edit, it’s soo much footage it’s taking me a long time between projects

[@Aardvark49]

Improve your vids by wearing safety glasses.