Before I start, yes I have searched...
Im having a few problems and I think they are all related somehow...
-Firstly, my mechanic said my left ball joint is toast.
-My steering wheel/car shakes while braking at high speed, feels like both sides of the front.
-When accelerating on a tight left turn, car makes a slight grinding noise.
-Brakes clunk when I release it after going at a fast paste. In example, If I start from 60mpg and hit the brakes to 0 then release it clunks, but if im going 5mph then step on the brakes slowly and release, no clunk...
-Hand brake goes too high but I adjusted the lever thing.
-Brake lining light consistently turns on/flickers while driving, flickers especially on bumps..
My main concern is the steering wheel shaking at high speeds. I am guessing it is either the ball joints or can also be tie rods. My third guess would be the brakes, but my mechanic said it was fine.. I am not an mechanic but I am learning.. Just started to learn hence my passion for cars. I am on a budget and plan on getting control arms, but I would get a better deal If I purchased along with tie rods.
Should my "high speed braking steering wheel shaking" problem be cured by replacing both control arms with ball joints and CABs? Or should I get the tie rods too?...
I am on a super tight budget therefore contemplating on this issue... I would have to pay for installation also.
Does anybody have good detailed pictures of worn vs good ball joints and tie rods(the part that connects to the wheel) ?
So sorry for the long post
Im having a few problems and I think they are all related somehow...
-Firstly, my mechanic said my left ball joint is toast.
-My steering wheel/car shakes while braking at high speed, feels like both sides of the front.
-When accelerating on a tight left turn, car makes a slight grinding noise.
-Brakes clunk when I release it after going at a fast paste. In example, If I start from 60mpg and hit the brakes to 0 then release it clunks, but if im going 5mph then step on the brakes slowly and release, no clunk...
-Hand brake goes too high but I adjusted the lever thing.
-Brake lining light consistently turns on/flickers while driving, flickers especially on bumps..
My main concern is the steering wheel shaking at high speeds. I am guessing it is either the ball joints or can also be tie rods. My third guess would be the brakes, but my mechanic said it was fine.. I am not an mechanic but I am learning.. Just started to learn hence my passion for cars. I am on a budget and plan on getting control arms, but I would get a better deal If I purchased along with tie rods.
Should my "high speed braking steering wheel shaking" problem be cured by replacing both control arms with ball joints and CABs? Or should I get the tie rods too?...
I am on a super tight budget therefore contemplating on this issue... I would have to pay for installation also.
Does anybody have good detailed pictures of worn vs good ball joints and tie rods(the part that connects to the wheel) ?
So sorry for the long post
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