Tie Rods on my Audi are extremely loose?

Question

I couldn't get an alignment on my car since the Tie Rod's are loose, does this mean I have to replace them? I have gotten the whole front end of the car repiared and believe these were replaced, what do you think?

Answer 1

yes absolutly if the are loose you should get them replaced, thats how you steer the car along with some other parts which u will wear out by over working them because of the vibrations created from the play in the tie rods. i'm sure u wouldnt want to run over sombody because of this. you should have your mechanic jack the care up and show you all the loose parts that are needing replace, dont take anyones word for something  that pertains to the saftey of others or your check book. take it from a 30 year veteren mechanic.