xx-Marshall-xx

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So it was really bugging me that my car would steer to the right. I always blamed my power steering and rack & pinion. Today I was helping a friend with his car. While he was doing something one manned, I went to look under my car and figure out WTF is really up. The washer attached on my control arm for the long bolt was loose and had LOTS of play. I look at my other side (driver) and thats snug as a bug in a rug. Sooo....

-I basically have NO control arm bushings on my passenger side.
-Rack & Pinion are kaput.
-My clutch has been bad for some time.
-My struts are shot to hell and back, plus my camber is way on the negative side and is just eating the inside of my tire.
-Rust near the sunroof
-VTC's <---- Durr
&
-Normal little stuff (from being 14 years old)
Thats my VE


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gapboi210

Don't forget the car is 14 years old and this all stuff that does get old and wear out.

maxima_man1992

you should see the control arm bushing that was on my drivers side before I changed it, mine pulled to the left alot. Heres what we found after I changed it.

mooze

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mine are there 2. but of course doesnt matter right now. my car isnt moving

xx-Marshall-xx

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you know... i really thing my passenger side looks JUST like that
man i hope it doesnt take me long to do it

maxima_man1992

It took me and my dad like an hour and a half to change my drivers side one.
Do you have a passenger control arm?? I have one that I could sell you for 100.00 bucks.

Gunther

you live in cape canaveral marshall?

internetautomar

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that's more than it is brand new....

maxima_man1992

How much is it brand new? This auto mechanic said that for both driver and passenger side it was like 300 bucks install not included.

internetautomar

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http://www.internetautosupply.com/ca..._998_1452.html

goon9

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I threw away 2 sets of control arms....

Mechanics buy them at a discounted price, then mark up the retail, then depending on the mood of the estimator will give you a final price. Wasn't someone on here rebuilding them with new bushings for 50 bucks?

We're pretty dang cheap here in the 3rd gen.

maxima_man1992

Mine has the bushings and balljoints already installed...i could knock the price down to 50.00 bucks

internetautomar

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ok...
is it used or new though?
the new ones come with ball joints, and bushings.

maxima_man1992

New...why would you want a used one?

xx-Marshall-xx

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palm bay, basically Melbourne

internetautomar

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personally I don't need one, but some people are such cheap ****** that to save $1 they'd buy used over new

Hollywood!

Marshall, maybe it's time to update your "What to buy/what to fix" list in your sig haha.

DennisMik

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one of the big causes of the bushings going out is oil leaks. The bushings deteriorate from oil. When you have a leaking power steering hose, you can kiss the passenger side front bushing good bye in 6 months.

xx-Marshall-xx

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wow.... that would deff explain it. Thanks for that info

sublunary

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my passenger-side bushing is gone (i assume) which stinks because i replaced it with one from internetautomart about a year ago but that was before i replaced my ps pump. i guess the fluid has eaten the front bushing up. the car has been jerking to the left at speed and under accel. for awhile. i am going to put in energy suspension bushings and i hope that fixes it since everything other part of my front suspension is new. if it doesn't than i don't know what the problem is.