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Here's how to replace the outer tie rod and steering rack bellow on your car.

The outer tie rod end connects links the inner tie rod to the steering knuckle. It is an essential link in the steering system of a car, where the steering rack will take translation motion and transfer it to pivoting motion of the wheels through the tie rod.

The outer tie rod has a ball joint that is meant to pivot and rotate with steering and suspension travel. At higher mileage, this ball joint can wear out. This can be noticed through excessive sideways play in the wheel (when jacked up) or through abnormal steering alignment and tire wear.

The outer tie rod is held at the steering knuckle by a castle nut and onto the inner tie rod by a jamb nut. Sometimes the jamb nut can seize and penetrating oil, leverage and heat may need to be applied to get it to free.

In this case, the inner tie rod boot was torn and leaking grease and also replaced. It is held in by two clamps and slides right off the inner tie rod, once the outer tie rod is screwed off.

Care must be taken not to mismatch the alignment of the toe settings when replacing the tie rod. Measurements from the jamb nut or steering rack must be taken before and after to ensure the toe setting doesn't change much.

After replacing the tie rods, alignment can be checked by using a string positioned parallel to the rear wheels. The front wheels are then measured from the parallel string (with the wheels straight) to have a maximum of 1mm toe in so the vehicle can track straight down the road and not wonder. It is recommended to get an alignment once everything is complete.

This replacement was performed on a 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Toyota Camry with a Mevotech MES80602/MES80603 outer tie rod ends. The procedure is similar for many front wheel drive vehicles, including Toyota Corolla, Camry, Echo, Yaris, Highlander, Solara, Sienna, Lexus ES300 ES330 ES350 RX300 RX330 RX350 from 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 and 2020.

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