While doing front brakes on my 2015 Kia Sedona, I detected a bit of play in the tie rod end on drivers side, then noticed the nut wasn't all the way tight allowing the stud to move back and forth in the knuckle a bit. When I went to tighten it, the stud just spins and then I realized someone had stripped all the threads off.
I'm having a heckuva time determining if the outer tie rod end is the same on models with electric steering and those without.
I can pull up a Kia catalog on a dozen different websites, and when inputting my vehicle and trim (SX-L) the only outer tie rod ends that come up have the note "without electric steering" which makes no sense, since the SX-L is only offered with electric steering. I can't find a part for electric steering models, or one without that notation.
Going by looks, the one on my van looks identical to the part they show, but I don't want to take any chances-- I don't think they'd add that note for nothing. Can anyone help shed some light on this?
I'm having a heckuva time determining if the outer tie rod end is the same on models with electric steering and those without.
I can pull up a Kia catalog on a dozen different websites, and when inputting my vehicle and trim (SX-L) the only outer tie rod ends that come up have the note "without electric steering" which makes no sense, since the SX-L is only offered with electric steering. I can't find a part for electric steering models, or one without that notation.
Going by looks, the one on my van looks identical to the part they show, but I don't want to take any chances-- I don't think they'd add that note for nothing. Can anyone help shed some light on this?