HELP!!! my car is :EDIT: up!!!! Options

[mrgrape]

k so dont bash on me....but this is 100% my fault
ill tell u what happened after i get some info on what the problem is or how to fix it.
Bascially my car hit the ride side curb and when it hit i thought my whole right side was ****ed but it was only the rims.....
k after that my steering was totally different- when i turn left its normal but anything to do with turning right and i hear a badddddd rattle from my left side rim.....
my friend checked and said its either the axle or the coilover hitting my rim.....and i shouldnt drive it.....
im waiting tomorrow to see what my other friend says once we lift the car up
but till then im worried.........=[
anyone know any info hit me up please!

[D-Man]

Compare Control arms and see if you bent it. Does it veer to one side at all? (it's happend to me before too, Dont be to hard on yourself. Just be more careful )

[mrgrape]

Compare Control arms and see if you bent it. Does it veer to one side at all? (it's happend to me before too, Dont be to hard on yourself. Just be more careful )

alright ill check that....i think i did.= bend the control arms or axle.
when ever i do right turns now instead of like 45degress steering i have to twist it right about 180degrees just to turn right
would you know how much it would cost or if its a simple fix? thanks!

[Bitter]

replace the lower control arm, ball joint, inner tie rod, and outer tie rod.

anyone of those could be damaged or are damaged.

[D-Man]

well the last time i did that, was back when i was running cougars. But for that cougar it ran me 200ish for a rim (top of line sport class) and control arm. took about 2 hrs to change the arm. make sure you have a very strong friend to help; take your flinstone vitamins before you start too!!

the hardest part is forcing it into place. g/l

[presure2]

replace the lower control arm, ball joint, inner tie rod, and outer tie rod.

anyone of those could be damaged or are damaged.

X2.

i edited your title.
dont use profanity on this site, especially in the titles of your thread.
thats what the filter is for. dont abuse it.

[mrgrape]

k well this accident was near my home so i was able to at least drive it into the garage so my mom wont know whats up
the thing is i cant drive it any farther bc the longer i drive it the more rattle and hiss sound from my left becomes worse...
so right now its sitting in the garage.... and my friend/mechanic is busy with his socal euro stuff so im stuck at home=[
anyone know who i can call to come fix it or tow and fix?
thanks

[D-Man]

ask CelicaST_CALI, he lives in South Cali, maybe he'll know some folks. G/l

[6strngs]

k well this accident was near my home so i was able to at least drive it into the garage so my mom wont know whats up
the thing is i cant drive it any farther bc the longer i drive it the more rattle and hiss sound from my left becomes worse...
so right now its sitting in the garage.... and my friend/mechanic is busy with his socal euro stuff so im stuck at home=[
anyone know who i can call to come fix it or tow and fix?
thanks

why don't you tow it to a mechanic? or at least jack it up and take a look and see what's bent/broken?

[mrgrape]

how much does it cost to tow........ would i be able to call AAA?
ahhh im so confused... this is my first accident and if the car wasnt near my home i know there would be no way i would have drove it home....
so yeah just wondering if i can call AAA

[6strngs]

how much does it cost to tow........ would i be able to call AAA?
ahhh im so confused... this is my first accident and if the car wasnt near my home i know there would be no way i would have drove it home....
so yeah just wondering if i can call AAA

AAA can tow it up to like 5 miles I think. unless you have the gold membership or whatever, then they can tow it up to 100 miles. and yes, they'll be able to tow it from your house to a mechanic.

[mrgrape]

thanks 6strngs i might do that
anyways my friend/mechanic came over today and we raised up the front left tire took off the tire and looked but nothing was unusual or so he said....and then since he was tired we didnt do the right
he said it was the allignment and the brake pad......but im sure its not the brake pad bc when i press on the brake it actually makes the sound better instead of worse
just a headsup on the update

[Bitter]

add wheel bearing to my list of parts.

[6strngs]

add wheel bearing to my list of parts.

possibly wheel and/or tire too

[Bitter]

and hub as well.

and if you're going to do balljoint/inner and outer tierod on one side, you might as well do them on the other side too.

This post has been edited by Bitter: Aug 13, 2008 - 7:55 PM

[mrgrape]

wow this is a real reason why i love the 6gc. i sure will miss u guys when i get rid of my celica
today the real mechanic came and looked at it... we raised it on jacks and took off the tire and put it in drive and reverse while it was up but no problem there until we put the tire back on and took off the jacks......
he said its def not the control arm but thinks is the transmission or differential axle....as their are 2 transmissions in the celica?
either ways its still dead in my house and we are planning to get rid of the celica...as too many problems keep comming up with the car....
if i part it, i will def give u guys the parts cheaper lol
i sure will miss the 6gc... it was my first car =[

[6strngs]

wow this is a real reason why i love the 6gc. i sure will miss u guys when i get rid of my celica
today the real mechanic came and looked at it... we raised it on jacks and took off the tire and put it in drive and reverse while it was up but no problem there until we put the tire back on and took off the jacks......
he said its def not the control arm but thinks is the transmission or differential axle....as their are 2 transmissions in the celica?
either ways its still dead in my house and we are planning to get rid of the celica...as too many problems keep comming up with the car....
if i part it, i will def give u guys the parts cheaper lol
i sure will miss the 6gc... it was my first car =[

don't give up so easily. if your car is a GT and it's a manual, then it's got the S54 transmission. at the very least, find out exactly what's wrong with it before you get rid of it. it could end up being something small. axles aren't expensive. less than $100 at a parts store.

if you do decide to part out though, I got dibs on the engine depending on the milage and condition. lol

[Taskbot]

I agree, don't give up.

Also, shotty some interior trim parts, rear brake assembly and parking brake.

[Bitter]

i highly doubt you broke the trans without damaging the control arm,ball join, hub, wheel bearing, and or tierod assembly.


last i checked, 90% of 'real' mechanics dont make house calls on jackstands. get it AAA towed to a shop and have it looked at.

[mrgrape]

lol anyways heres the deal---i didnt tell my mechanic i bumped it on a curb and he thought the people who fixed my axle didnt put the fluids in some part so they towed it into my mechanics friends shop and they said they would put it in a rebuilt transmission for $900 CHEAP!!!! and fix it- while they were fixing it they said one of the axels were different from the other....... and said that the place i took it to didnt get the right axles for my car.......k **** this is weird now bc they dont know i bumped into a curve- i told them it just randomly started happening.....is this legit?
help!1!!