Hi folks,

Last week my steering started groaning after the car sits still for about 8 hours. It is not so much a groan as it is more like the sound a rubber part rubbing on metal sounds like. I finally got the car in the air yesterday and it appears to be coming from the left tie rod outer end. Probably a dry joint as the tie rod end has no provision for greasing it, and the sound goes away after a few minutes of driving.

Planning on replacing all the tie rod ends at the same time, but wondering if I should replace the center link and idler arm bolt while I am at it.

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2012 Mercedes ML350 Bluetec 102K (hers)
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