Throttle Body Cleaning and Inner Tie Rod Socket

[BigMitch]

New to this board but excited about its level of knowledge.

By marriage I am now a Ford owner and in need of a couple answers:

Clciking noise from front-end was diagnosed by dealer as a worn inner tie rod socket. What's involved in replacing this? Do I have to replace the whole spindle assembly? I can do a tie rode change-out myself, but just wanted to know what I'm getting myself into.

Also need to clean the throttle body as the gas pedal is sticking a little. I'm sure others have asked before, but what is the recommended procedure? Do I need to completely remove throttle body before cleaning or is it as simple as spraying cleaning solution into the body?

Many thanks for any help that can be provided.

 

[rpr]

There is a recall on the sticking gas pedal/throttle body thing. Check to see if your vehicle is covered in the recall before you invest any time into this.