1998 Ford Taurus Tie rods/ball joints

Tiny
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  • 1998 FORD TAURUS
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 126,700 MILES
I just bought a 1998 ford taurus. I had a mechanic look it over and he said it needed the sway bar and a tune up was all it needed. I then took it to a another place to get an oil change and they told me that the ball joints/tie rods were needing to be replaced.

The car drives smooth, there is no play in the steering wheel or uneven wear in the tires. Can I tell just from driving if they are bad? I had the sway bar issue repaired by the first mechanic. The car has 126,000 miles on it.
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Saturday, August 1st, 2009 AT 8:10 PM

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Tiny
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Hi there,
This will depend on the degree of wear in the units, I would go get a second opinion, just to be safe.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Saturday, August 1st, 2009 AT 9:03 PM
Tiny
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I have had the car looked at by 4 different people. Place A was the mechanic who said it just needed the sway bar bushing replaced and a tune up, the next place did the oil change and told me they could use replacing. The third place I asked them to check the brakes and they also came back saying they have wear and tear on them for a car with that milage but are not dangerous and the fourth place said I was a death trap waiting to happen. Wouldn't you feel a problem in driving it if they were that bad?
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Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 AT 2:10 PM
Tiny
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Hi there,

What price saftey. There is obviously a problem there just the degree is being debated, get them done then you know you are safe, rather than risk a major steering or suspension failure while driving.

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Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 AT 5:08 PM

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