Alabama thread!

It appears that you have it wired correctly. Screw the meter if you're sending and receiving properly.

 

You're setup a lot like me now. It may be your meter, but I have no idea really.

See below.

See above lol

 

Alright I believe I need to replace my tie rods. Can someone help me out and teach me how do I know "for sure" they need replaced, what all pieces do I need to buy, and how to do it? Never done this job before.

 

Airborne?

 

got an update, mine is expected Wednesday!

 

Calm down, just the spelunking regiment.

 

that is the answer she was looking for right?

 

I think she knew it was coming but was hoping for "Spend a week traveling the French and Italian countryside together with the kids."

 

I'll see if I can just get the damn thing posted, my internet doesn't up load very well-1mbps.

I need to help and get watch for future me.

 

Have some turn the wheel back and forth just enough to make the steering components move. Watch for slight movement in the tie rod joints. Or just jack the truck up and shack the wheel back and forth. Either way you watch the inner and outer joints for movement. There is an inner and outer tie rod on each side. When replacing either make sure you measure the length of the inner and outer and get them as close possible to that length after replacement. U will need an alignment ASAP afterwards. Hope this makes sense lol

Youtube will teach you how to do all this lol

 

eh sorta. I remember for some reason someone telling me if I could twist them with my hand fairly easily that they are bad, and if I get under the front and twist they both move. I assume this is the "outer" portion I'm moving. Do I need to replace both inner and outer?

 

Well their suposed to twise a little, the joint has to move to perform its job. Wish you would have mentioned this on saturday i would have showed you how to check them.

 

Make sure your antenna is not touching your antenna mount like they do it in this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUw3TIHi_Z8

 

lol sorry, I remember talking to John about it because my front end was squeaking like a bitch when I turned.

 

Inners are less likly to be bad then the outers. I always replace.both at the same on my personal vehicles just for peace of mind lol.

 

How's this for a write up?
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/tie-rod-replacement.239369/


and what specifically in this picture do I need to make sure and order?

 

You sound like me trying to replace every last seal and washer when I did my CVs. lol

 

Could be ball joints if squeaking when turned. Could also be tierods. Youll have to isolate the squeak to be certain.