I just replaced my tie rod ends with brand new ones less than a year ago and in 2 oil changes both of them have 'claimed' that the tie rod ends were getting loose, which I know is just a pure and simple lie. One of them even said that my oil filter was a bit rusty on the outside and probly needed replaced. I had a good laugh at that one since it was less than a month old at the time and the outside appearance has nothing to do with the performance of the filter.
Bottom line- shops are notorious for telling you that you need things that you really don't and tie rod ends are one of the most mentioned of these items.
If you are going to get new ones just get them from the local autoparts store. The Delco ones are a sealed for life construction and dont require being greased (which is supposedly done during each oil change), but they are also like 3-4 times as much. A tie rod is pretty much a tie rod. there isnt much to it. save ur money and just get em from the local autoparts store.
Bottom line- shops are notorious for telling you that you need things that you really don't and tie rod ends are one of the most mentioned of these items.
If you are going to get new ones just get them from the local autoparts store. The Delco ones are a sealed for life construction and dont require being greased (which is supposedly done during each oil change), but they are also like 3-4 times as much. A tie rod is pretty much a tie rod. there isnt much to it. save ur money and just get em from the local autoparts store.
