How much should it cost to replace tie rods on ford excursion?

Answer 1

Outter Tie Rods are one of the easiest things to replace on a car. You should be able to do it yourself in your garage, or drive way with minimal tools.. You'll need a level service, a good jack, a jackstand (preferrably two so you can have both sides in the air) a box wrench set and an adjustable wrench or a monkey bar.

You'll have to remove the tire.

Then you'll remove a cotter pin that's through a castle nut on the tie rod end.

Then you'll either use a special tool to "pop" the tie rod end out or you'll beat the daylights out of it with a hammer until it's out. Since you're replacing it you don't care about the threads.. :D Be careful not to break the spindle though.

Once detached from the spindle you put whiteout on the spot where the inner and outer tie rods meet. This is so you don't have your alignment too far off when you put it back together. Put the monkey wrench/adjustable on the innter tie rod and then a wrench on the outter tie rod (or visa-versa). Work hard to loosen them up and viola.. You can spin the outter tie rod end off. Then you slap the new one on, put it all back together and call it a day. You're seriously looking at 1 - 2 hours of work if you're a complete newb when it comes to all things mechanical. If you have the slightest idea of what you're doing it should only take about 30 minutes. You'll spend most of your time getting the car in the air, on jack stands and removing the tires in my opinion.

Hope this helps you, or someone else out there ..

(if it's the inner tie rods that's a little more involved)