Thread: Tie rod stretching ?

Wife brought our 2013 f150 in for first ohange and noise i heard . At first i thought it was the slip yolk like on my 2012 but dealer told the wife it is the tie rods stretching because the truck is new and they are breaking in?Has anyone heard of this and how long is the breakin period and how long should i wait to bring it back

Sounds like a load of crap for they don't know. What kind of noise? When does it happen

What? Really? Wow. I'd go to a new dealer lol. They gave me a bunch of malarkey over my transmission. Took it to a dif dealer and got the problem solved. So what kind of noise is it?

Such a shame about ford dealers. Seems there are a lot of untrained technicians working on advanced equipment.

I agree slo. I was a victim id rather just work on it myself

Originally Posted by fordrules

Wife brought our 2013 f150 in for first ohange and noise i heard . At first i thought it was the slip yolk like on my 2012 but dealer told the wife it is the tie rods stretching because the truck is new and they are breaking in?Has anyone heard of this and how long is the breakin period and how long should i wait to bring it back

No. That is true. Tie rods stretch out until 5,000 miles. That is because the toe-in creates a pushing force that staightens out, which is caused by the friction of the tires...well, since the force is pushing, how does that stretch??? Stretching tie rods...that is rich. Sometimes I think I should walk around with a tape recorder.

Originally Posted by RexReid

No. That is true. Tie rods stretch out until 5,000 miles. That is because the toe-in creates a pushing force that staightens out, which is caused by the friction of the tires...well, since the force is pushing, how does that stretch??? Stretching tie rods...that is rich. Sometimes I think I should walk around with a tape recorder.

Hahaha... At first u sounded serious

Well I'm glad u answered first cause I really couldn't tell lol. But well thought out lol

Originally Posted by RexReid

No. That is true. Tie rods stretch out until 5,000 miles. That is because the toe-in creates a pushing force that staightens out, which is caused by the friction of the tires...well, since the force is pushing, how does that stretch??? Stretching tie rods...that is rich. Sometimes I think I should walk around with a tape recorder.

Lmao

Dodge Sucks, Chevy Swallows

It happens iwhen backing out of driveway and some bumps at slow speeds but not always.i have not checked but not a fan of balljoints and tie rod ends i cant grease.

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All most believed you Rex.....lol