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"I assume that it has to be loosen for any adjustment".
Yeah these can really be a pain to loosen. Others here suggest using a small torch to heat things up a little to crack the corrosion then give it a try. A small propane torch will work. I simply grabbed hold of the rod itself with a pair of vise-grips and pulled really, really hard on it so that the rod turned and that broke the joint loose, Then i could easily turn the bolt at that point. It wasn't that bad this way either.
"Does the whole assembly (rod + steering axle) move in or out as one turns it or is it a fixed joint in the boot?"
The other end is a fixed joint that could tell. It didn't move or doesn't move that much at all.
"How can one tell that the tie rod end has a bad joint?"
I don't really know that you can unless you take apsrt the joint itself. What you'll normally se though is that the boot surrounding the joint is probably worn out/falling apart. This would not mean that the joint is indeed bad, but most are replaces if found in this condition. My tie rode ends were never replaced that could tell when I did the job, but I never noticed a difference afterwards either. However considering their cost it was easily worth doing while I was in there.
"I am trying to fix an off center steering wheel."
Not sure if this is the correct place to make these adjustments? I though that the steering knucle is where you'd want to be adjusting? Adjusting the tie rod ends has more to do with setting the wheels straight than it does with the steerig wheel. So while you're wheels will be set properly the steering wheel itself will still be off. I think that's right?
Hope this helps,
Phil
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