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[alexgtp]

When you have the front tires off the ground.

If you can move the tire from side to side what it usually the thing that needs to be fixed?

If you can move the tire form up to down what is usually the thing that needs to be fixed?

thnks..

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[imported_GraFFix]

I think the side to side could be the lower control arm?

The up and down could be the strut mount or ball joint?

Do you see anything moving...I had something similar to that but on the rear tires and couldnt figure out what it was...what I did was jack the car up then took another jack and took some weight off the rear axle buy jacking up the rotor. then I wiggled it and saw exactly what was loose.

try it with the front...jack the car up and suspend the front tires then toss another jack under the control arm to take some of the hanging weight off of the front suspension ill bet youll be able to see whats loose.

 

[Royalgtp]

Side to side is tie rods

top and bottom is ball joints/wheel bearing

 

[alexgtp]

thanks guys!!

 

[Ricky Gonzalez]

Side to side is tie rods

top and bottom is ball joints/wheel bearing
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X's 2

most common is outer tie rods so check that. and most likely your wheel bearing

 

[SaturdaysGS]

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Side to side is tie rods

top and bottom is ball joints/wheel bearing
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X's 2

most common is outer tie rods so check that. and most likely your wheel bearing
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x3, I had a bad balljoint and a bad outer tie rod on opposite sides of one another, replaced them, put the car back together, and then I found out I had a bad balljoint on the other side of the fixed one and a bad outer tie rod on the other side of the new tie rod. Needless to say, the two I replaced first were the worst which is why I didnt notice the 2 other bad items.

 

[J.E.T.]

Ron's got a baby and a 7 or so year old son. I'm surprised he accomplished and helped people out as much as he did. He dedicated a lot of time on his car and others. I think its just catching up to him and now he has to take care of other matters. Just my theory.

How about Charles? What ever happened to him?

Oh, outer tie rods are a bitch to take out from my experience. Easy enough to get at but hard to take out. Make sure you mark the threads of where the old one screwed up to. This will save you an alignment job.

J.E.T.

 

[alexgtp]

As luck would have it Im giving up the car. Time to give the GP a rest!

 

[J.E.T.]

As luck would have it Im giving up the car. Time to give the GP a rest!
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Cost about $120 at a shop to replace the outer tie rods... thats no reason to give up the GP!

 

[MrT]

As luck would have it Im giving up the car. Time to give the GP a rest!
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i thought you were going to keep it????

As luck would have it Im giving up the car. Time to give the GP a rest!
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i thought you were going to keep it????

 

[imported_GraFFix]

Give him a week he will change his mind again and keep it. He cant get rid of the GP lol as long as I've known him hes been getting rid of the GP like 10 times now haha