Hello all, happy new years to everyone. So recently, the steering in my
96 TA has been getting worse. It has a decent amount of wheel wander,
and I decided to take it into the shop last week. The guy who looked at
it told me after half an hour that it needed a new steering gear box,
and the cost of the repair would be $350. I said thank you and then
took it to my uncle's shop. He looked at it, checked the ball joints,
checked the tie rod ends, and then told me it needed nothing more than
an alignment. I've had a misaligned car before, and this is a lot
different, so what I'm wondering is what is the average lifespan of tie
rod ends, suspension bushings, steering boxes, and such. Would it be
normal for my gear box to go after 126k? Thanks.

The Freak