well, ok i got my tires replaced yesterday in the front and one side of the drivers was wipped clean of rubber...

the guy said alignment, but i sent it in, they did the alignemnt free...

but said the tire arm (or something similar to that) was damaged and they quoted me $290 to fix it. does this sound like a good deal? and is it something i could fix on my own for cheaper?

 

If your talking about the tie-rod end, you can do that yourself. Loosen the castle nut but don't remove it, knock out the tie-rod end with a 5lb. hammer, then screw it off of the steering rack arm.

 

lol, pickel fork works much beter for removing the end from the steering nuckle, when used in conjunction with the hammer, lol. Prorac1

 

so what would it cost to replace it myself?

 

Tie rod ends run around $19.00 and up...I'm not sure of the exact price, but they're not that expensive. You should be able to replace one in a half hour. A pickle fork is not necessary to do the job either.