I don't know what your finances look like but...

The tie rod ends can sometimes demand a great amount of force to free them from the idler arm and the pitman arm (at the steering box) Since R&R on the these things (idler/steering box) is vast compared to the tie rods I just can't recommend bashing away on them with a hammer to get the tie rod ends free. A pickle fork (or even better, a press) is a much better way to go. I think it would be impossible to remove the drag link with a pickle fork without first removing the tie rod. And R&R on the tie rod is pretty simple. And if your drag link is shot your tie rods are close as well. If you do the tie rods and the drag link at the same time there is no need to put the car on a ramp - the easy way is to keep three wheels on the ground. Do one side, put the wheel back on, and do the other side. This also keeps the steering assemblies from moving as well. I think the drag link is about $50 and the tie rods are $35 each. Afterwards get a $100 alignment from somebody who knows MB. So the job just went from $50 to $220. But your tires will wear better and you won't need to do the tie rods any time soon.

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