OK i drive a 97 a4q and i feltmy suspension being a lil rough, so itook a look at it and found out that the tie rod ends were really damaged, so i decided to replace them...i just finished putting the new ones on and the ride feels a little bit better, but im having trouble when turning...the steering gets stuck(the steering wheel does not come back to its normal position) when i do a slow turn, i noticed that the bearing in the new tie rods was hard to move but i have never done this job before so i figured it was normal...is it normal? will the bearing loosen up once it has been used for a while, or are these tie rod ends defective?

Thanks for the help in advance!

 

You probably need a wheel alignment.

 

yeah i know i need an alignment for sure...but are new tie rods that stiff? i mean the ones i took off were ridiculously loose, and the new ones i just installed made me turn red just to budge the bearing a little.

 

For a good front end shop:

http://www.gsp9700.com/pub/search/findgsp9700.cfm

 

yes. the new bearing will feel pretty stiff.... that is normal

 

There suppose to be tight!

You don't have any front toe in, that's why the wheel isn't going back to center.

 

Thanks guys for the feedback...yeah imma fix that toe in problem with the alignment, im just gonna wait to install my new control arms.