mrtonyn

Anyone has an idea how much it would cost to replace all tie rods (inner and outer) on both sides?
I had it in an indie shop for an oil change and he said that the tie rods are “starting” to go bad.
His quote was $900 and it includes an alignment.

My tire wear seems normal and it drive just fine at the moment.

I have 203K miles on the car, so is it normal at this mileage for it starting to go bad?

Thanks

W210E320

Go somewhere else $900 to replace inner and outer tie rods with alignment?? Not even the damn dealership charges this much. Go somewhere else

nelbur

I just replaced the outers on my '97 E 300 D. (260K) Since I did it myself I can't advise you, but I doubt the inners are bad based on my experience. Alignment cost me $165 but could be much higher in big cities.

W210E320

I can look it up in WIS to get the proper procedure to be done. And correct torque specs. As for time I can find out what the dealer goes off of. I know for a simple battery replacement can take almost an hour in the 166 and 222s. That’s including having to connect the vehicle to Xentry and do a diagnos of it to see why the battery needs to be changed if there’s any ongoing issues

loden338

I replaced inner (Meyle) and outer (Lemforder) tie rods plus alignment for $575. Done at Tires Plus in MN.
Reason was car (4matic) was pulling to the right on freeway. Could not align without replacing inner tie rods. I replaced all because there was no additional labor to do it. Inners were quite worn.