I was hit by another car directly on my passenger front tire. The top of the tire is now bent inwards. I haven't driven it since the accident other than moving it around my yard to get it out of the way, but I know it still turns and such, with some groaning sounds. Insurance totaled it, I bought it back (it's old and has high miles, but is repairable for sure.) The place I need to take it for an estimate is 2 miles away, and I'm not wanting to pay $70 to have it towed in case it costs more to repair than I have at the moment and I have to pay again to have it towed back. Would it be safe to drive that far? The original body shop listed a number of parts in the suspension that needed replacing - wheel hub, bearing, steering knuckle, strut assembly, control arm assembly, and ball joint. Not sure how many of those NEED to be repaired though as they did the estimate by looking at it only, not taking it apart or anything.
No, it is dangerous
SOURCE: suspension groans when making a left turn
sometimes the noise is in the steering wheel the plastic is rubbing together causing that sound.
SOURCE: steering frozen, front passenger wheel fell off, repair cost?
no he only did what was necessary to try to get the vehicle to where you needed it to go, if the steering was already locked thats probably why it was locked. but no the tow truck driver did only as requested and did not cause the damage
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from the symptoms you now describe re clicking ? after 2 yrs driving your cv joints now req renewing as due to lack of lubrication will have caused serious wear/damage to the ball bearings and carriers may i advise you have them replaced A S A P as one or both could lock up and result in an accident with untold consequences? cv joints in uk cost approx £60 plus fitting per side not a difficult job even possible d i y ? if you feel inclined?
SOURCE: 2000 mitsubishi eclipse gt problems
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SOURCE: 2000 Ford Focus LX steering knuckle/ball joint
theres 2 ways too fix that!! one is get some brass shiw stock it comes in a roll get about .005 thick! wrap several layers around the knuckle pin where is goes into the socket and then tigthen it up that will remove the play also you can heat the socket with a torch and then take a hammer and shrink the hole opening but if you call beards salvage in tulsa okla they can and will sell/ship you one
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