Do yourself car alignment/geometry

In short, when replacing the tie rods on one side, adjust the new tie rods so the steering wheel sits straight when driving. Then replace the tie rods on the other side, and adjust again to have the steering wheel sitting straight when driving. Alignment playlist https://rumble.com/playlists/UOPMM9DOVhM

A trick to preserve the wheel geometry/alignment (almost) unchanged when replacing outer tie rods. Alignment playlist https://rumble.com/playlists/UOPMM9DOVhM

Why sometimes the steering wheel stays turned to one side (not centered) while driving in a straight line. May also cause 'pulling' to one side. Alignment playlist https://rumble.com/playlists/UOPMM9DOVhM On some cars equipped with Yaw sensors, having the steering wheel off center when going in a straight line can fool the Anti-skid system and throw an error code warning light for the Clockspring (SAS steering angle) sensor, especially on SUV vehicles. May also trigger SRS code and light and Active chassis code

A poorly made video to try to show how to adjust the geometry of the front wheels. I apologize for the length and quality. Once the alignment is done, if the steering wheel is still off center, you will need to reduce the tie rod at one wheel and to add the same amount at the tie rod of the other wheel. The steering wheel will turn to the side where tie rod length was added. Alignment playlist https://rumble.com/playlists/UOPMM9DOVhM

Measuring the front wheel geometry (toe) and adjusting the steering wheel rotation at home Alignment playlist https://rumble.com/playlists/UOPMM9DOVhM

Releasing a tight tie rod nut to adjust the front wheel geometry Alignment playlist https://rumble.com/playlists/UOPMM9DOVhM If really stuck, use a pipe wrench from your hardware store (google up). A 16" one should have a good leverage and it's cheap. Never do alignment or work on a car that has been through rain/car wash. Water on threads will rust and literally badly seize nuts/bolts next time. May also ask a garage to weld a rod on the nut - then just cut the rod when finished. Many garages tighten these nuts way too hard. Also, as a general rule never work on a car that just has been driven in rain. Water gets on bolt threads, when you tighten back a wet bolt, the water will rust inside the bolt threads and stuck it incredibly hard. Like it multiplies by 2 the removing torque. If you are skilled with a grinder, you may try cutting the nut down to almost near the threads, then smack it to crack it in two - but work really carefully with the grinder in that tight space. Then unscrew the tie rods all the way and put a new nut and adjust the geometry. If you rather want to replace the inner and outer tie rods together: undo the outer tie rod at the wheel, then the inner tie rod at the steering rack.