Stearing VERY Sqweekyyy....

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10-Apr-2004, 05:47 PM

elistian

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Stearing VERY Sqweekyyy....

ok im pretty sure my car was suppose to come with power steering but it was obviously taken out or something before i bought it.... so the car has no power steering right now... anyways randomly it SQWEEKS hard when im for example backing into a parking spot ill pull past the spot then put it in reverse and start cranking on it well reversing and its kind of a mix between a sqweeky grinding noice

and its not just in reverse... its not the tranny... happens in any gear...

anyone know what this could be ??

10-Apr-2004, 05:51 PM

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ball joints or tie rod ends

10-Apr-2004, 06:21 PM

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is that all it could be ?? and how much are the tie rod ends and how much do they cost (just for the part)?? and once again is that all it could be....

thanks

11-Apr-2004, 03:55 PM

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is that all it could be ?? and how much are the tie rod ends and how much do they cost (just for the part)?? and once again is that all it could be....

thanks

11-Apr-2004, 04:06 PM

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if it had power steering before and the rack wasnt changed to a manual rack that could be the problem now your rack is probably dry on the inside.
but i would check you ball joints first jack the front off the car off the ground and turn your steering wheel from one side to the other and if you hear that the noise is gone then you found the prob.

11-Apr-2004, 06:33 PM

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its a dry ball joint

11-Apr-2004, 06:34 PM

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squeeky elbow?

11-Apr-2004, 06:38 PM

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the weird thing with my steering is that it was squeeky before i put in all those stupid bushings... but after i had all the suspension apart and re lubed i get no noise and it actually turns easier...

11-Apr-2004, 08:47 PM

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its a dry ball joint

ok so where do i put the grease or how do i fix this ?? and if grease is the key.... what kind of grease ?? can anyone show me with a picture where the dry ball joint would be like what it looks like ?? thanks

11-Apr-2004, 11:20 PM

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squeeky elbow?

haha

12-Apr-2004, 02:08 PM

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Don't even bother with trying to fix a ball joint. It's safer and cheaper to buy new ones.. Lower bj are around $60 Cdn tire price

Tie rods are a bit more plus you'll have to get an alignment afterwards.

12-Apr-2004, 11:59 PM

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anyone know a good but cheap mechanic to fix this problem on my car ?? if so... name and phone number please

13-Apr-2004, 07:13 AM

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Buddah ...

use the PM system....

13-Apr-2004, 01:40 PM

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Balljoints can squeak, but so can steering joints. I thought my balljoint was squeaky so i replaced it, turned out to be the steering joint, right next to the balljoint. what a pain.