Bad Tie ROd Ends and Other Suspension ?'s *with videos*

killakill · 03-24-2013, 11:03 PM

Hey Guys I have a 2007 e92 and I think I have bad tie rod ends im unsure. So I decided to take a video of what im talking about please watch and advise whether my tie rods do need replacing.

My steering wheels shakes and has quite a bit of play in it. I also posted a few more vids about my end link and shocks and my control arms bushings please let me know. I just dont want to change anything unecessarily parts for this car are killing me. Thanks in advance

Video of Inner and outer Tie Rods

Video of Shock Movement and End Links

Video of Wishbone and control arm bushings

killakill · 03-25-2013, 09:00 AM

videos fixed sorry!

killakill · 03-26-2013, 06:01 PM

Come on guys need some feedbackkk

twright · 03-26-2013, 07:40 PM

It's hard to tell from the way you are checking them. Don't twist the components: this is normal funtionality and doesn't mean anything. Try to move the arms and rods up and down or left and right when they are installed. Any relative motion between the two assembled components is bad and reason for replacement.

#Tee · 03-26-2013, 07:55 PM

How many miles are on your chasis? all the play (none) and movement looks very normal. Your steering shimmy can be from unbalanced tires or tire tread internal separation. The excessive steering play can be from toe out of specs after installing the coilovers (messing with ride height).

killakill · 03-27-2013, 12:17 AM

Thanks for the replies u guess i will take it to get aligned. Lets see how it goes but the steering feels very light. There is Bout 75k miles on the car

Thanks for both responses

killakill · 04-14-2013, 06:31 PM

Hey Guys.

Just to update everyone. The movement on my inner and outter tie rod ends were completely abnormal.

Inner Tie Rods: The fact that the inner tie rod would not hold its position is an indication that it was worn. New ones are very difficult to move.

Outer Tie Rods: Same story, you shouldn't be able to move the threaded part with the ball joint that easily.

After I changed both these parts, I had this vibration that I wuold get in my steering wheel it completely went away. Also the car handles much better. Of course there is less play in the steering wheel/

End links: Same story too much play in them. I changed them with Moogs(just looking for cheap replacements) and there was virtually no play.

nomile · 04-27-2013, 01:58 PM

Like the videos. Thanks for posting, as well as the follow-up.

03-24-2013, 11:03 PM	#1
killakill Captain 76 Rep 746 Posts Drives: E93 M3,6th Gen Camaro SS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (2)	Bad Tie ROd Ends and Other Suspension ?'s with videos Hey Guys I have a 2007 e92 and I think I have bad tie rod ends im unsure. So I decided to take a video of what im talking about please watch and advise whether my tie rods do need replacing. My steering wheels shakes and has quite a bit of play in it. I also posted a few more vids about my end link and shocks and my control arms bushings please let me know. I just dont want to change anything unecessarily parts for this car are killing me. Thanks in advance Video of Inner and outer Tie Rods Video of Shock Movement and End Links Video of Wishbone and control arm bushings
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03-25-2013, 09:00 AM	#2
killakill Captain 76 Rep 746 Posts Drives: E93 M3,6th Gen Camaro SS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (2)	videos fixed sorry!
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03-26-2013, 06:01 PM	#3
killakill Captain 76 Rep 746 Posts Drives: E93 M3,6th Gen Camaro SS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (2)	Come on guys need some feedbackkk
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03-26-2013, 07:40 PM	#4
twright New Member 0 Rep 25 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana USA iTrader: (0)	It's hard to tell from the way you are checking them. Don't twist the components: this is normal funtionality and doesn't mean anything. Try to move the arms and rods up and down or left and right when they are installed. Any relative motion between the two assembled components is bad and reason for replacement.
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03-26-2013, 07:55 PM	#5
#Tee Major General 557 Rep 5,367 Posts Drives: yes Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Socal iTrader: (2)	How many miles are on your chasis? all the play (none) and movement looks very normal. Your steering shimmy can be from unbalanced tires or tire tread internal separation. The excessive steering play can be from toe out of specs after installing the coilovers (messing with ride height). __________________ You can follow my builds on IG: Tee212
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03-27-2013, 12:17 AM	#6
killakill Captain 76 Rep 746 Posts Drives: E93 M3,6th Gen Camaro SS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (2)	Thanks for the replies u guess i will take it to get aligned. Lets see how it goes but the steering feels very light. There is Bout 75k miles on the car Thanks for both responses
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04-14-2013, 06:31 PM	#7
killakill Captain 76 Rep 746 Posts Drives: E93 M3,6th Gen Camaro SS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (2)	fyi Hey Guys. Just to update everyone. The movement on my inner and outter tie rod ends were completely abnormal. Inner Tie Rods: The fact that the inner tie rod would not hold its position is an indication that it was worn. New ones are very difficult to move. Outer Tie Rods: Same story, you shouldn't be able to move the threaded part with the ball joint that easily. After I changed both these parts, I had this vibration that I wuold get in my steering wheel it completely went away. Also the car handles much better. Of course there is less play in the steering wheel/ End links: Same story too much play in them. I changed them with Moogs(just looking for cheap replacements) and there was virtually no play.
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04-27-2013, 01:58 PM	#8
nomile Second Lieutenant 10 Rep 261 Posts Drives: 328xi; 318ti Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lyons, CO iTrader: (0)	Like the videos. Thanks for posting, as well as the follow-up.
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