a friend of mine used to rent a 4 bedroom house for $600/mo. he rented out the other 3 rooms to friends of his for $300/mo. so he was paid $300/mo to live there basically.
you should have double checked. have someone shake the wheel while you watch to see what moves. also check your lower ball joint.
you also need an alignment now since you removed and replaced the tie rod end.
are you checking tie rod play with the wheel on or off? it needs to be on and then wiggle the wheel back and forth to check for play. with the wheel off the ground.