p24-1953 Posted November 16, 2009 Report Posted November 16, 2009 as i worked on my brakes i noticed that when one front wheel is off the ground and one is still on the ground i could grab each side of the wheel and move it back and forth 1/4". there was no movement top to bottom or in and out. is that much left right movement okay? is it caused by loose/ worn out tie rod's ? Quote
greg g Posted November 16, 2009 Report Posted November 16, 2009 worn tie rod ends or there could be some slop in the steering box. Quote
p24-1953 Posted November 16, 2009 Author Report Posted November 16, 2009 is a 1/4" to much? or is that acceptable Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted November 16, 2009 Report Posted November 16, 2009 there shold be no slop per say in the suspension..it is indicative of something worn and out of tolerance..it is goo there is no up and down play as that pretty much speaks good of your king pins.. as your set up does not have an idler arm, and the lower sector bearing is probably not causing this but be sure to inspect it, the odds of one or more of the tie rods ends as Greg pointed out would be prime supsect. Quote
greg g Posted November 16, 2009 Report Posted November 16, 2009 Wouldn't pass safety inspection here. But if it a tie rod end is ot good for your aligment. And could be a safety issue if worn enough to fail and seperate. Quote
p24-1953 Posted November 16, 2009 Author Report Posted November 16, 2009 any tips on where to look for tie rods? napas prices vary from $20-$90. rock auto only has the right side inner and outer. no lefts andy burnbaum has them all listed for 35 dollars each inners and outer why the price variances? Quote
Young Ed Posted November 16, 2009 Report Posted November 16, 2009 Some of that is the quality. I put the left inner in my coupe this summer. I got the higher quality one from napa. Hopefully I'll only be replacing it once. Quote
Normspeed Posted November 16, 2009 Report Posted November 16, 2009 NAPA sells pretty good quality stuff. My local NAPAs have always been kind of unpredictable and arbitrary on discounting. Depending on the clerk you might get a jobber's discount or you might get charged list. RockAuto has two levels on some parts. Service grade and professional grade. Quite a price difference. I just ordered an inner tie rod end, professional grade, from them. I've had great results from RockAuto. Keep an eye on the shipping amount though. If you order multiple items, they might ship from different warehouses and the shipping goes way up. On the other hand, I ordered the tie rod end, and added a kingpin kit, and the shipping only increased by a couple dollars. Same manufacturer and same warehouse I guess. Quote
1949P17BC Posted November 17, 2009 Report Posted November 17, 2009 Roberts, you can drive it that way but it will scrare the c$#P out you Quote
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