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| Subject: | Re: Checking bearings |
| Poster: | sdlomi2 |
| Date: | Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:16:36 EDT |
| Related Postings: | 1 2 3 4 |
"MAB" wrote in message
news:1174600370.135054.21400@e1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> On Mar 22, 2:10 pm, wrote:
>> "Mike Romain" wrote in message
>> news:46028f93$0$16585
>> > You just need to use your eyes. If you have right to left play, just
>> > 'look' at the tie rod and it's ends. If loose, you will see it. If
>> > you
>> > have easy in out play at the top, it is more likely the bearing than a
>> > ball joint. Ball joints are usually hard to move.
>>
>> I've seen worn ball joints cause this occasional instability on more than
>> one occasion. On one in particular, the car would go into dangerously
>> severe buffeting when the car was going into a corner at moderate speed..
>>
>> It is worth checking both bearings and suspension components, IMO,
>> just to be sure.
>
> Thanks. At just about 200K miles it's probably worth replacing them.
>\
At this mileage, one could call it mere maintenance. BUT: If your
curiosity is like many, temporarily swapping front 2 wheels/tires may tell
you something--just what, I can't recall at the moment, as I'm exhausted
from yard work. Funny how twice the labor on cars is less tiring! HTH, s
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