Yeah, that's likely the problem all right. My advice is to go ahead and replace any worn front end parts at the same time for two reasons - First, you're already "in there" so you might as well, secondly the car's going to have to be aligned afterwards so if you wind up replacing a tie rod a month from now you'll have to pay for another alignment.

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