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Re: Front end woes! 200 85

posted by  someone claiming to be BC on  Sun Jul 8 10:38 CST 2001 [RELATED]

Terrence -

Her's a couple of checks. Good that the tie rod ends are new. The tie rods themselves have another joint on the inner end, hidden inside the rubber boot. If the boot becomes open, road dirt will eventually ruin the inner joint.

(1) With the front wheel off the ground, grab the wheel at 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock, and wobble it back and forth. Lots of play means that tie rods are the problem.

(2) Grab at noon and 6 o'clock and wobble. Play means front wheel bearings need checking, re-packing, maybe replacement.

There are checks for the ball joints, too. Get a helper to wobble the wheel while you look at the steering linkage, and see what gives.

Good Luck,

Bob

:>)





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