My steering wheel is bad and loose. I feel vibration on the road. I Jacked up the car and there is play movement when i put my hands on a 3 and 9 position. One mechanic told me it's a ball joint and the other mechanic said it's a tie rod. Neither of them guarantees it will be fixed. Help PLEASE
To begin with jack the car up put it on jack stands either in front or in back of the wheel giving you the problem you will need someone else to help you with the wheel in the air safely you looking at the wheel at the back side have your helper grab the wheel at the 3-9 o-clock and move the wheel gently back and forth if the tie-rod is bad you will hear or see move at the tie rod joint, now at the ball joint your helper will need a crowbar about 3 ft long or longer place the pointed end under the wheel and gently lift up and on the wheel you will hear or see movement at the bottom metal joint, but never replace both unless you have the money to spend then I say BLESS YOU
Replace both, better be safe then sorry.
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If the suspension is so worn that the wheel can be wobbled then yes you either have a bad ball joint or a worn tie rod. There are a couple of possible causes. Do you trust your mechanic? If so take his advice and get the ball joint replaced. I would ask him to guarantee that this will fix the problem before letting him work on it though, otherwise it might turn into a job where suddenly, you need this too and this too and this too and a cheap job winds up costing you a ton of money.
There are several components that could cause noise from the front when turning. The components to be concerned about are, Wheel bearings, Ball Joints, Tie rod Ends, CV joints and brake rotors.
Wheel Barrings:
Jack the car up under the control arm until the wheel is off the ground about 3 inches. Slide a pry bar under the tire and place the other hand on the top of the tire. As you lift and lower the pry bar fell for loose movement in the tire. If there is such movement you have a bad wheel bearing.
On your vehicle this is a sealed Hub.
Ball Joint:
Repeat the test above and watch the upper and lower ball joints for movement. Is there is movement replace the bad ball joint.
Tie Rod ends:
You have changed the inner and outer tie rod ends so you are probably covered there.
CV joint:
The Joint is housed in a rubber boot. If you can feel the joint inside the boot you can turn the tire forward and back and feel for play in the joint. If you are not able to feel the play you can loosen the clamp on the boot and push the boot out of the way. Then repeat the test.
Brake Rotors.
You have already changed the rotors so this is not likely the issue.
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