Bad tie rods?

[2o6]

These are the symptoms I have


- Annoying knock over bumps

- Annoying grinding/dragging sound at speed (fades in and out)


Ball joints? Bearings?

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Dragging noise could be bearings.

[2o6]

Jacked the car in the air today and did a wiggle test on the front wheels



Drivers side - Normal

Passenger side (where I've heard the noise) no Noon-6 movement, but too much 9-3 movement, and an audible soft clunk.



So, I'm thinking tie rod ends, possibly a wheel bearing and likely front stabilizer end links. The stabilizer links are pretty easy to fix, but the bearing and tie rods I'm sending out to a mechanic.

[S204STi]

Definitely a tie rod there.  The rod is easy to replace, if it's the outer, but you will need an alignment immediately afterward.

[2o6]

Thanks, guys. Ball joints are a scarier and more expensive fix.




New question: How much should a 4-wheel alighnment cost?

[S204STi]

$50-$80 most likely.

[CJ]

No more than $100.

[2o6]

$50-$80 most likely.

Ok. One place told me $110, another told me $60.

[Secret Chimp]

I always used NTB out there.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Ok. One place told me $110, another told me $60.

Around 80 is the regular.

[S204STi]

Ok. One place told me $110, another told me $60.

So what is the point of asking these questions then?  You obviously have the mental acuity to pick up the fucking phone and dial them up, so are you just trying to catch us in some inaccuracy or are you trying to say that somebody 1000 fucking miles away knows what the going rate in your area is?  I'm not going to bother with these questions anymore, not even sure why I did in the first place.

[Rupert]

I think he thinks he's going to get ripped off or something.

[2o6]

I think he thinks he's going to get ripped off or something.

Yeah, not really sure anot these things so not sure where the ballpark for this type of thing is.

So what is the point of asking these questions then?  You obviously have the mental acuity to pick up the fucking phone and dial them up, so are you just trying to catch us in some inaccuracy or are you trying to say that somebody 1000 fucking miles away knows what the going rate in your area is?  I'm not going to bother with these questions anymore, not even sure why I did in the first place.

Because I'm not sure what rates for this sort of thin are, buy if you want to be rude about a basic question, then stay out of the thread.

[2o6]

Took it to an alignment shop


Bad bearings and sway bar end links (front).

[Rupert]

Cheap!

[2o6]

I'm relieved.

[Rupert]

So no more suspension or wheel/tire gremlins?

[2o6]

So no more suspension or wheel/tire gremlins?

I think so.

[Rupert]

[2o6]

Cheap!

Yeah, not cheap.


Lowest quote I got was $325 for both sides.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I'll do it for $200.

[2o6]

I'll do it for $200.

The parts are $60 a piece.

[Eye of the Tiger]

The parts are $60 a piece.

Okay, $120 and a bottle of wine.

[2o6]

Okay, $120 and a bottle of wine.

In all seriousness, if you were closer, I'd do it.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I don't think I can press those bearings out, anyway. There is a special giant tool for that.

[Rupert]

Yeah, not cheap.


Lowest quote I got was $325 for both sides.

That's pretty cheap.

[2o6]

That's pretty cheap.

What a relative term. (it is reasonable....just upset. I am a little light on $$$)

[Rupert]

Well, save for a little, drive it as is, then fix it.

[2o6]

Well, save for a little, drive it as is, then fix it.

It's gotten worse. Wheel shakes really bad. Grinding is incredibly bad.C

[Rupert]

Oh. The end links aren't critical, I don't think. Wheel bearings are, though. Get those fixed and wait on the end links?