Description:
Get the ACDelco 46A0973A Steering Tie Rod End for your vehicle. Buy now and secure your purchase online!
ACDelco Silver (Advantage) Steering Tie Rod Ends are a quality, high value alternative for General Motors vehicles as well as most makes and models and are backed by General Motors. These steering tie rod ends connect your vehicle's steering linkage to the steering knuckle. ACDelco Silver (Advantage) parts are a good choice for many vehicles on the road today. Some ACDelco Silver parts may have formerly appeared as ACDelco Advantage. WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
Features and Benefits:
- Consistent torque for smooth steering and steering returnability
- Economical value with dependable quality
- For General Motors vehicles as well as most makes and models
- Full ball stud for smooth socket articulation
- Greaseable where applicable
- Manufactured at ISO 9001-certified facilities to ensure consistent high quality
- Polycloroprene (neoprene) dust boot is installed and attached to help reduce contamination, increase durability, and extends service life. Boot resists cracking, splitting, dry rot, and corrosion on most vehicle applications
- Some ACDelco Silver parts may have formerly appeared as ACDelco Advantage
Specifications:
Dust Boot Material:
Neoprene
End 1 Thread Diameter:
14 mm
End 1 Thread Direction:
Clockwise
End 1 Thread Pitch:
1.5 mm
End 2 Thread Diameter:
12 mm
End 2 Thread Pitch:
1.25 mm
Grease Fitting Included:
No
Length - Stud Center to End:
2.86 in.
Length - Stud Center to End:
72.6 mm
Mounting Hardware Included:
Yes
Features and Benefits:
- – Can I use ACDelco Advantage Chassis parts on my non-GM vehicle?
- – Installation of new tie rod components can interfere with the alignment of your vehicle. Perform a full four-wheel vehicle alignment after any tie rod replacement.
- – Keep your tie rod ends lubricated. Road hazards like rough terrain or hitting curbs can damage tie rods and cause lubrication to leak out. Once lubrication is lost, the tie rod may loosen and bind up, preventing proper function. Check or have your tie rod ends checked and lubricated if necessary.
- – Should I perform a vehicle alignment after installing new tie rod ends or tie rod end adjusting sleeves?
- – Use a sleeve rotating tool to rotate your tie rod end adjusting sleeve and apply penetrating oil to the clamps and sleeve before loosening it. Proper sleeve rotation is key to helping prevent damage and a loose fit between the sleeve and tie rod end.
- – Yes. ACDelco Advantage Chassis parts are for both GM and non-GM vehicle applications.
- – Yes. Installing new tie rod ends or tie rod end adjusting sleeves can interfere with the alignment of your vehicle, so a full four-wheel vehicle alignment is recommended following any tie rod and tie rod component replacement.
- Inspect or have your tie rod components inspected for signs of wear. Potholes, bumpy road conditions, and minor accidents can all result in tie rod wear, and in extreme instances, bending or breakage. Inspect your tie rod components regularly, following exposure to events that may harm them, or when you experience signs of tie rod component wear.
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