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Front end shimmy, bad tire wear -- Wheel Bearing?
I have replaced the upper control arm.
The lower ball joint has a ripped boot, but when I put a jack on the lower control arm (to release pressure) to check the ball joint, it is nice and firm.... no movement. When I lower the car back on the ground, and put my hands at 2 and 8 O'clock, I get movement. I am also getting bad wear on the INSIDE tread of this tire. I am also getting a bad shimmy from this tire (which could be the bad wear pattern). I look at the lower control arm bushings, and they SEEM OK. Will need to be replaced at some point yes. I dont THINK I am getting any movement from the lower bushings. And yes I will be replacing the lower ball joint. But when I get in there to do the ball joint I want to take care of all of the issues. Sooooooo, is it possible I have a loose/worn wheel bearing? I am not getting any weird bearing noises. Thank you for any answers.
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Worn tierod ends?
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OMG! really, it's simple to seperate any tapered joint like a ball joint or tie rod... just whack the side with a hammer. DO NOT HIT THE THREADED PART. hit the pass through section with the nut loose, and pop! out comes the tie rod/ ball joint.
with tie rods, it's best to support the opposite side you strike with a mass of steel like a larger hammer or an anvil or something...
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you would think....... i did all of the tricks and no joy. i finally got enough apart to put the whole assembly in a vise and pop them
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thanks mutt, that's priceless.
I usually just hold one hammer still, and hit with just the one other hammer... that synchronous hammering would be difficult...
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! 1987 300TD 1987 300TD 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere! |
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I used pickle forks last time, I'll be using this one next.
I *HIGHLY* recommend having some dry ice around, does wonders.
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