Anyone replaced Tie rod before?

Automotive
#22

Regarding service manuals, I’ve had good success purchasing a day or two of access to the manufacturers tech portal, then just downloading everything I think I’ll ever need. I did this with my Camry and got a pile of PDFs with all the OEM service manuals, TSBs and wiring diagrams for $20 and an afternoon of my time.

Mitsubishi seems to have something similar here (Mitsubishi Motors Service Information Retrieval), which ought to have OE procedures for just about anything.

I’ve found the OEM service manuals to be more reliable than something like a Hanes manual, but they aren’t perfect mind you. I’d still watch a YouTube video or corroborate info with other sources before getting into a repair.

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#23

Toyota has something similar as well…I have it bookmarked for some reason, although I have never needed to actually register/pay for anything…yet.

https://techinfo.toyota.com/

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#24

That’s what I used for my car. The best wiring diagrams anywhere, procedures for everything (the “official” way at least) and every TSB. Worth it for the wiring diagrams and TSBs alone tbh.

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#25

DYK…Tesla put their factory manuals online for free! They want to encourage 2rd party mechanics to jump in to lower the cost of repair on old Teslas, (and stir the pot of Natural Selection, EVs can kill you, dead) ÷O

https://service.tesla.com/service-subscription

Also, Autozone will give you free access to a lot of helpful tips and tutorials about conventional cars and trucks.

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