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What did you do to your Car today?

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I got the new endlinks on and picked up my new axle and axle seal. I'm pretty sure that my starter is going out so that will probably be getting swapped out as well tomorrow.
 
Well, turns out the power steering issue was due to the fact that my power steering rack was not bolted to the subframe whatsoever (thank you previous owners), so today i bolted in my rack! Crazy thing, cars drive alotttt better with the rack bolted down
 


By not bolted in, you mean the nut was loose right? If the two bolts weren't there at all, turning would force it on one direction and snap things for sure. Like the ISS
 
Was told my lower control arm bushings are shot, while having cv shafts changed... question - can i just replace the bushings or do the arms need changed too?
 
anemesnyik said:
Was told my lower control arm bushings are shot, while having cv shafts changed... question - can i just replace the bushings or do the arms need changed too?
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Just replace the bushings. unless the control arm is rusted to the point where the bushings don't fit snug into the control arm. otherwise theyll pop out. Most likely you'll just have to replace the bushings. theyre like $15 a piece i believe.
 


jkroll17 said:
Just replace the bushings. unless the control arm is rusted to the point where the bushings don't fit snug into the control arm. otherwise theyll pop out. Most likely you'll just have to replace the bushings. theyre like $15 a piece i believe.
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I didn't even look to see if they were rusted. i'm back to just wanting to drop a match in the gas tank, between the rust and suspension issues.
 
anemesnyik said:
I didn't even look to see if they were rusted. i'm back to just wanting to drop a match in the gas tank, between the rust and suspension issues.
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Let me guess, you took it in somewhere and they did an inspection, and gave you a list of a ton of things that they say needs to b replaced, right? Been there, done that. Only a few things really needed replacement out of them. The rest were just from the books what should be done at a certain mileage, and were still fine. Suspension is easy on GP's, and prices online are very inexpensive comparing to many other cars.
 
anemesnyik said:
I didn't even look to see if they were rusted. i'm back to just wanting to drop a match in the gas tank, between the rust and suspension issues.
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I feel your pain. i have 5g of maintenance into a car worth nothing lol consistently one thing a week.
But personally i dont believe the bushings are something you need to rush to get done, theyre not going anywhere. mine have been popped out for months. out of sight, out of mind. the creeking sound is kind of annoying though...
 


anemesnyik said:
Was told my lower control arm bushings are shot, while having cv shafts changed... question - can i just replace the bushings or do the arms need changed too?
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buy new lca's, they run 40 bucks a side, (dorman) no drilling the ball joint out, no fighting with the bushings. easy peasy
 
jkroll17 said:
I feel your pain. i have 5g of maintenance into a car worth nothing lol consistently one thing a week.
But personally i dont believe the bushings are something you need to rush to get done, theyre not going anywhere. mine have been popped out for months. out of sight, out of mind. the creeking sound is kind of annoying though...
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no noise yet, but i do have an occasional bit of shaking in the front end.
 
Scottydoggs said:
buy new lca's, they run 40 bucks a side, (dorman) no drilling the ball joint out, no fighting with the bushings. easy peasy
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I think this is the route I'm going to take. The boyfriend is working at Advance right now, so I'll use his discount and save myself a little money. By the time I'm done, if I can get the rust on the door taken care of, it'll be good as new.
 
02NavyBlue said:
Let me guess, you took it in somewhere and they did an inspection, and gave you a list of a ton of things that they say needs to b replaced, right? Been there, done that. Only a few things really needed replacement out of them. The rest were just from the books what should be done at a certain mileage, and were still fine. Suspension is easy on GP's, and prices online are very inexpensive comparing to many other cars.
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No, a friend of mine is a mechanic at a ford dealer, he warned me about it while doing the cv shafts. I don't bother taking it to shops unless it's just absolutely something I know I don't want to deal with.
 
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