Bent inner tire rod

PersianLegacy

Hey everyone,

Hope this is the right place to post this thread..

So I hit a nasty pot hole, thanks to Jersey rds, with my 2010 370z and the alignment was off. so I took the car to have the alignment done and i got a bad news. The inner tire rod on the front driver side is bent. Mechanic suggested to change the outer rod as well.

Does anybody have any experience changing the inner and outer tire rod on their 370Z? Any DIY out there for this?

Any help is truly appreciated.

kenchan

you mean tie rod?

you can buy the part from courtesyparts.com and you can install it yourself, or take it to a shop. your alignment shop might be able to do the install for you if you dont know how.

gomer_110

Based on the diagram on courtesyparts.com it should be a straight forward install. Just remember that regardless of who does the install work you'll need an alignment afterwards.

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kenchan

btw, check with your insurance if you can get the part and labor paid.

i remember my insurance paid up to $500 not affecting my premium. helps if you have zero or low deductible.

PersianLegacy

thanks for all the feedback. i ordered the parts, gonna tackle this one myself :c)

kenchan

sounds good. GL with the repairs.

PersianLegacy

can someone please confirm this...the place i took my car to get the alignment done told me that in this model car the entire rack and pinion needs to be taken out in order for the inner tie rod to be replaced. basically they would have to take the rack and pinion down, and send out to be rebuilt and put everything back together.

I am no master mechanic dude, but that sounds really odd to have to do all that for a part that is normal wear and tear and is bound to bend to be replaced in that way....

ChrisSlicks

No need to remove the rack, it's pretty much identical to the 350Z.

There's a good walk through of the procedure on that 350 site. Title is "Tein inner and outer tie rod replacement".

Just google "nissan 350z inner tie rod replacement" and it should be your first link.

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gomer_110

I think I'd be finding a different shop if I was you.

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PersianLegacy

good looking out. it wasnt even a shop, i took the car to fire stone down the block from my apt for an alignment. tells you how much they know about cars. when he told me that i was just looking at the guy thinking to myself "what is he smoking, i want some of it!!"

SPOHN

I've changed mine out last year. Very easy job. Part is about $75

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PersianLegacy

thanks for all the feed back guys, I tackled this one over the weekend. Deff an easy job, much easier if you have a lift. but a jack and jack stand would do to.

Took the car for an alignment right after, she is back on the read ;c).