# Tire Alignment **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [August 7, 2007, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-alignment/2744 "2007-08-07T16:24:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cfranken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@cfranken](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cfranken)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-alignment/2744/1 "2007-08-07T16:24:04Z")
I recently had to replace my tires on my 2003 Honda because I had a blow out on my left rear tire. I had been having problems with the rear tire making a noise and although I had rotated them faithfully, they wore uneven. When I had the tires replaced, I requested an alignment. I was told that they could not align the left rear tire because the bolt was rusted and frozen in place. I took the car back to Honda. They told me not to worry about aligning the left rear wheel becuase it was out only 1/100th. They said that tire rod would need to be replaced because it was frozen in place and rusted. Should a car that is only 4 years old rust in this manner? It is kept in a garage. They told me at the dealership that this is not unusual given the amount of mileage - 85,000 miles. I drive a lot for work. My question also is does this mean that the tire rod could break or rust througH? Will I damage my new tires by riding with this alingmnet out. Could the alignment have caused the blow out on tirest that still had a least another 20,000 miles left on them? ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-alignment/2744/2 "2007-08-07T16:57:42Z")
First it’s called tie-rod. Second…I seriously doubt that it could rust through even after 20 years. It’s pretty damn thick. Third…I’d get it replaced. It may only be out a little now…but it could get much worse. And I seriously doubt it being out had anything to do with the noise or the blow-out. ---
**Author:** ![cfranken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@cfranken](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cfranken)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-alignment/2744/3 "2007-08-07T17:05:26Z")
Should the tie rod become frozen in 4 years? Is this reasonable? Seems line none of these cars are reliable any more. ---
**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-alignment/2744/4 "2007-08-07T17:25:46Z")
I encourage you to go to a second shop for another opinion. Do not reveal what the first mechanic said. Just mention the situation: uneven tire wear, blowout. See what someone else has to say. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-alignment/2744/5 "2007-08-07T17:30:10Z")
What does a frozen part have to do with reliability overall of a product or cars in general “these days”? ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 1:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-alignment/2744/6 "2007-08-08T01:33:12Z")
There are a couple of products that usually can free up a rusted bold. PB Blaster or Seafoam Deep Creep should do the trick. This has to be fixed if you want your tires to last.