Well i hit a curb on the 14th of this month with my 6 week old lancer in the snow. I was soooooo pissed that it happend. Anyways got it into a shop close by and had them look at it.... I bent a tie rod... yay great......... big problem.... you cant just replace the tie rod on the car... you have to have the whole rack and pinion replaced..... %#$%&Y#%%&^%#^. It is going to cost 1500 to have it fixed.... plus took my insurance company 5 days to come look at it. So anyone have any experience with this mess???? Why cant we just replace the tierod like most other do... i havent looked at the setup but from how they discribe it.... its not a fun job to do....

 

note to self.. know where the curb is at all times.. wow that blows..... its another way of mitsu raping us on labor and parts...

 

lol yeah slid almost 30 feet and then hit the curb... ****ty *** tires... had no traction and yes they do rape us on their ****.

 

ummm you hit the curb that hard I guess....you know u might get away with replacing the tie rod on whatever side you hit....unless your P/s system is leaking i wouldn't replace it...

I am not an auto mechanic but a heavy duty one.... most cars I knew of had a tool to remove inner tie rods...now I am not sure but let me look, you have me curious.

 

TIE ROD END BALL JOINT CHECK

WARNING
•If the vehicle continues to be driven after the collision absorbing mechanism has operated, the steering column shaft may be damaged while it is in use.
•If there is a slack in the mounting base, do not attempt to repair it. Replace the steering column shaft assembly.
If a collision accident occurs or severe impact is applied on the steering wheel, the collision energy absorbing mechanism may have operated. Once the mechanism has operated, it will be inoperative even if it has suffered no apparent damage. Determine
if the steering column shaft can be reused by the following procedure. If the collision energy absorbing mechanism has already operated, replace the steering shaft assembly. If any excessive radial freeplay on the steering wheel is found with the tilt lever in the lock position, always inspect the steering shaft assembly.
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Inspection procedure:
1.Remove the lower and upper column covers.
CAUTION
After inspection, do not release the tilt lever until the steering shaft assembly has been installed.
2.Ensure that the tilt lever is in the lock position.
3.Loosen the two upper steering column mounting bolts by two turns.
4.Hold the one-way capsules as shown, and then try to rock them. If there is a slack in either of the capsules, replace the steering column shaft assembly.
Reference:
The mounting base is fixed to the column bracket with the ribet. Before the collision energy absorbing mechanism operates, the column bracket is secured to the mounting base. After operation, the ribet will break off causing a slack.


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I slid into the curb at about 10 mph the weight of the car going side ways right into the rim caused quite a bit of damage about the ball check i will have them look at thats as well. I just know that they have to replace the whole assembley and you they cant just replace the tie rod.

 

dont want to be an *** but should've bought snow tires... would've saved you a lot more money..

 

Bottom line is that you f***ed the car up. Yes, it was an accident, but that doesn't change things. Sorry that you have to pay a bunch to get it fixed, but that's what happens when you get into a car accident...

You just have to be realistic here. If you fell out a 3rd story window and cracked your head open, you wouldn't complain about the doctor's price to fix that...

 

guess you missed the point of the post... it was vent a little but it was also to tell all of you that if it happens to you you will have to replace the whole rack and pinion on the car.... you cant replace just the tie rod on the lancers!!!

 

are u still driving on it?? or whats the deal? can u take pictures of it or is it barely noticeable?

 

Yeah, I guess I did miss the point then. Sorry!

 

first off to blacksheep its cool i just wanted you all to know....
to krnkimchi702 no i took it into the shop i had no control of the car after hitting the curb. It had a 20 degree inward toe to the wheel at the bottom ... i dont have any pics of what happend it took the car in right after it did... thank god i was a block from a repair shop.

 

have you phoned mitsu on this? I mean it sounds as if you are just at a regular shop which might be cheaper than going mitsu but who knows maybe they have tooling/ways to replace the tie rod alone, doesn't hurt to get a second opinion. If the dealer says that then yeah guess we should all refrain from hitting things :P not like we don't

 

yeah i need to call them and talk to them about it but i am almost due for a oil change so i will talk to them then.
I am making the insurance pay for everything buy my deductable for this... thats what they are there for.

 

just curious on what happened? Updates\info??