[urq] I flipped my (bent) tie rod. OK for now - but should I have a long term plan?

[steven j]

Ok thanks - it seems like my rear tie rods are a bit
bent,  but not so much that they don't bolt in.   
Here it is - now with lots of body clearance.  I
primed the little dent in the undercarriage that the
upside down  installed tie-rod made.

http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/37382/doesboltbackin.jpg


So the joint end is probably compensating for the
tie-rod's new form/angle.   Hopefully it won't be
stressed.  Certainly it experienced big stress when
the tie rod was hitting the undercarriage. 

Still what options do I have?
  
Go to a newer 4k rear subframe with cheaper tie rods? 
I don't know much about what is involved there. 

have them somehow bent back to perfectly straight. 

have them x-rayed (magnaflux) for cracks? 
get new tie rods?

maybe I have nothing to worry about.  

Thanks you listers. 
steve 



 
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