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Old Jun 20, 2013 | 05:37 PM
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Suspension issues

its a 2003 se ,installed are new shocks,lowering springs,control arms,sway bar endlinks,alignment done twice.the issue im having is that there is a lot of play in steering wheel especially when i hit a bump it wobbles left and right and is very erratic,its weird because itd rives straight until i hit a bump or any road imperfection and when i am braking its seems to drag to one side.Any help will be appreciated
Old Jun 20, 2013 | 08:18 PM
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Ummm..check the system...tie rod ends inner and outer, and steering to rack mechanism
Old Jun 20, 2013 | 08:24 PM
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check the strut mount is tight nut. My one side was loose and it caused the car to go all woobly.

Tightened that up and new sway bar end links = no more!!!
Old Jun 21, 2013 | 10:56 AM
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how do you check tie rods,and both endlinks were changed im also hearing a squeak when hitting bumps doesnt seem to be ball joints3
Old Jun 22, 2013 | 10:11 AM
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how do you check tie rods,and both endlinks were changed im also hearing a squeak when hitting bumps doesnt seem to be ball joints3
Jack up the front (lug nuts still tight) so the front wheels are off the ground. Then place your hands on the left and right side of the tire/wheel and push it back and forth like you are trying to manually turn the wheels left and right. If there is a bad tie rod you will definitely notice the play. It should be a tight system.
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