rod ends
How screwed am I with a pair of slightly bent tie-rod ends?
Accidental off-road excursion involving jumping a curb quite hard has my alignment off a good bit but the wheel is only off a wee bit.
Provided I can straighten the alignment with it as it is, how badly am I in danger of the tie rod end itself breaking? They're both in a bit of an S-shape...
I would recommend definitely replacing them, thoroughly checking all of the other steering and suspension components for damage and getting it aligned - after all, it's your steering that you're talking about here and that's kind of important.
Redneck alignment and replacing tie rod ends on 92 Lincoln Part 1
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