 Tie rods and ball Joints,, Arent they supposed to be stiff. |
 Oct 4, 2007 - 10:07 PM
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I f they are lax. Should they be changed?
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Oct 4, 2007 - 10:10 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 28, '05 From Redondo Beach, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 86 (100%) |
a bent tie rod is literally undrivable...vibrating can be a bad motor mount
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Oct 5, 2007 - 7:01 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 15, '07 From Tennessee Currently Offline Reputation: 52 (100%) |
QUOTE(LewFX @ Oct 4, 2007 - 11:10 PM) [snapback]601833[/snapback] a bent tie rod is literally undrivable...vibrating can be a bad motor mount but mine are not bent. its that i can move it freely with my hands. I tough they were supposde to be stiffer thna that... 
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Oct 5, 2007 - 11:45 AM
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QUOTE(njccmd2002 @ Oct 5, 2007 - 12:01 PM) [snapback]601957[/snapback] but mine are not bent. its that i can move it freely with my hands. I tough they were supposde to be stiffer thna that... they're not supposed to be very stiff. -------------------- "It's ok to be naked girl... I'm an artist!"
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Oct 5, 2007 - 8:25 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 15, '07 From Tennessee Currently Offline Reputation: 52 (100%) |
cool, one less thing to change....
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Oct 6, 2007 - 2:56 PM
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Let's clarify.
The tie rod joints should have ZERO play [inner and outer]. The ball joints should have zero play. You can move the entire tie rod in and out as long as your steering isn't locked. That should move freely. If you can't tell because your steering isn't locked, lock the steering [turn the wheel with the key out until it locks] and then check for any play. There should be just about zero [you might get a tiny bit from the lock mechanism on the steering column]. --------------------  |
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Oct 6, 2007 - 5:10 PM
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i have a set of brand new OEM outer tie rods. PM me if you need them.
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Oct 6, 2007 - 7:08 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 15, '07 From Tennessee Currently Offline Reputation: 52 (100%) |
well i have them of, and i can play with them like a joystick.... somewhat soft//
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Oct 6, 2007 - 8:56 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
probably time to replace them. the new ones i have feel nice and stiff when you try to move them around.
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Oct 7, 2007 - 8:34 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 3, '04 From Yakima, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
is there gonna be like driving vibrations? becuase my front right one and a little up and down play but no vibration.
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Oct 7, 2007 - 9:39 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 13, '07 From riverside, ca Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE(LewFX @ Oct 5, 2007 - 3:10 AM) [snapback]601833[/snapback] a bent tie rod is literally undrivable...vibrating can be a bad motor mount sorry to add a different subject to this thread , but my car vibrates when in Drive ( auto tranny ) , it still vibrates when in neutral but its much worse in Drive ... could it be a bad tranny mount ??? if yes , then how do i diagnose ? |
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Oct 7, 2007 - 10:36 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 28, '05 From Redondo Beach, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 86 (100%) |
could be lots of things, start with a full tuneup, plugs, wires, cap, rotor...clean intake, check o2 sensors...still vibrates might be motor mount
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Oct 8, 2007 - 5:25 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 13, '07 From riverside, ca Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE(LewFX @ Oct 8, 2007 - 3:36 AM) [snapback]602775[/snapback] could be lots of things, start with a full tuneup, plugs, wires, cap, rotor...clean intake, check o2 sensors...still vibrates might be motor mount i just done a full tuneup , with all that is listed above(except o2 sensors) , i even cleaned my TB and changed my coolant , fuel filter .... could it be the O2 sensors ??? i changed plugs and wires 8K miles ago , and then i realsed that i was supposed to gap them , so i did that 1k ago i think i have some sort of vacuum leak as well as bad mounts because the car vibrates really hard and then its back to normal vibration and then vibrates hard ....etc , i think its like every 2 seconds ( when in D ) |
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Oct 8, 2007 - 6:00 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 13, '07 From riverside, ca Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE(NaderG @ Oct 8, 2007 - 10:25 PM) [snapback]603035[/snapback] QUOTE(LewFX @ Oct 8, 2007 - 3:36 AM) [snapback]602775[/snapback] could be lots of things, start with a full tuneup, plugs, wires, cap, rotor...clean intake, check o2 sensors...still vibrates might be motor mount i just done a full tuneup , with all that is listed above(except o2 sensors) , i even cleaned my TB and changed my coolant , fuel filter .... could it be the O2 sensors ??? i changed plugs and wires 8K miles ago , and then i realsed that i was supposed to gap them , so i did that 1k ago i think i have some sort of vacuum leak as well as bad mounts because the car vibrates really hard and then its back to normal vibration and then vibrates hard ....etc , i think its like every 2 seconds ( when in D ) edit: havent done the timing belt , could that be it ? |
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