TOYOTA ECHO TIE ROD END/INNER TIE ROD REPLACEMENT

[@samuelconder3463]

High quality video, he shows you everything and explains it all. Gonna use this to fix my 2000 echo.

[@TheCreedBratton]

I have two echos. power steering gets a lock washer on the inner tie rods. for some reason the manual rack didn't so i used blue loctite. I wish it did though as it makes me feel better knowing those are staked in

[@deluxejay69]

Big fan from the FSBC youth group days, great content as always!

[@annettesurfer]

Another option would be to use an inner tie rod tool (less than $10) that looks like an exhaust clamp with teeth and a 3/8 square hole to use an extension and ratchet. Rather than counting turns when removing the outer tie rod, I removed both inner and outer intact and measured the length from the flat inner to the center zerk grease fitting. I did both sides at the same time and adjusted 'em to match for perfect steering wheel centering. They weren't bad, I just wanted to eliminate any looseness since I was in there replacing a failed strut mount anyway. And for less than $10 I replaced both stabilizer bar links with a Moog kit. The front press-in wheel bearings weren't loose but they weren't as smooth as I like so less than $50 in parts corrected that and the hub didn't need to be removed from the car. Now if I could only stop my wife from calling the Echo a death trap. Not many cars will start right up after sitting untouched in a backyard for 17 years, but this one did.

[@white_truck3820]

Great video! Thanks a lot. I need to tackle this same repair soon on my 2002 Echo.

[@JamesMadden-xg6pm]

Great video. I don’t like not having a cotter pin and a castle nut on the outer tie rod end.

[@Luis643]

Thank you so much 😊

[@bryanjones9049]

Thanks for this awesome video! Learned a lot!

[@33Skygazer]

So both sides use the same inner tie rod?

[@mynameisquenton]

Very informative! Wow!

[@TheRk1969]

Very useful, thank you

[@relaxedsoulvibrations3603]

That locking mechanism is a nylock nut I guess