I've tried searching am finding some conflicting information.
I beleive my inner tie rods to be the source of a clunking or popping noise I get when going over bumps and a slightly sloppy steering, and some other sloppy symptoms. I'd obviously like to spend as little as possible on the repair.
Parts are about $25/each.
Many posts and the ford manual say you have to drop the subframe for this and its a $500 repair or so (figures fluctuate between 300 and 900). But I've found other posts that people have said they have not had to drop the subframe to get this done.
So which is it? And if it can be done without dropping the subframe can someone provide details that I could explain it to a mechanic that might just look at a book and assume he has to drop the frame?
