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Originally Posted by partsman225
could be idler arm bushing 1st off . sencond check upper ball joints you got to replace the whole arm though,,juck car uo under jacing plug , so tire is hanging down not touching the ground get i long pry bar and put btwen the front sway bar and the lower part of the inner control arm bushing and pry downward to see if you got any slack.
hope you find the problem make sure all tie rods have no ripped boots and noslack either , chech you thrust rod bushings too.
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partsman225; I have replaced the two tie rods, the steering damper, the upper control arms (complete, including the upper ball joint on the steering knuckle), the braking control bearings/ball joints, I've checked the idler arm bushings but they're tight. There just doesn't seem anything else I can change on the front suspension and steering. It's all new now.
What are the thrust rod bushings?
The moaning/groaning as I turn the steering wheel persists.