Keeping the Car's Alignment Intact with Mazda Tie Rods

Anthony Fontanelle
October 6, 2007

The Mazda tie rod serves to keep tires in good alignment. The tie rod is a single unit with ball joints on both ends. These ball joints allow the component to move and connect the car’s steering rack to the steering knuckle. With its threaded adjusting sleeve, the length of the tie rod can be adjusted. This adjustment is necessary to position a car’s alignment.

The Mazda tie rod and ball joint assemblage are responsible for some important functions in, for example, a Mazda 3 suspension system. To handle the car with ease, the wheels are supposed to turn in-sync as the driver turns the steering wheel. In case the alignment is off, one or more wheels will be off with the rest by certain angles. This will eventually cause the tire/s to drag on the pavement whenever a turn is made, hence damaging the tires as the car runs.

The tie rod turns over some of the force from the steering rack to the steering knuckle, which allows wheels to turn as the driver steers. A broken down tie rod can be dangerous given that the alignment and equalization it provides prevent tires from the usual road contact when making hard corners and sudden turns. It can also cause erratic steering, clunking noise, as well as excessive tire wear. To ensure a safe and sound road trip, worn down tie rods must be replaced immediately.

Mazda tie rods are guaranteed to be a reliable aid in keeping a car in good configuration. There are quite a number of Mazda tie rods available in the market. The Mazda Tie Rod End, Moog Mazda Tie Rod End, which perfectly fits Mazda MPVs, and the Mevotech Mazda Tie Rod Adjusting Sleeve (for Mazda B2300) are only some of the tie rods offered for Mazda.

Source:  Amazines.com