Hey there,
is there a way to know if my shock mount in the front is broken? I think that the problem because sometimes when i turn the wheel steering i heard a KNOCK KNOCK .My steering is more easy to turn to the left and when i turn the steering to the left and release it, it doesn't return all the way back to center . but the the right side do. Maybe the bearing in the shock mount??
since you don't have shocks i don't think its broken now the bearing in your strut mount that could be messed its does happen a bit hows the car drive in a straight line does it wander or stay put
could be a really bad tie rod too but the car would wander if it was
JBO since July 30, 2001
Its a Cavy 2005 130 000 kilo so i dont think its a tie rod.. But with the steering centered the car goes on the left. I really think its the bearing in the top plate too..
sublinux wrote:Its a Cavy 2005 130 000 kilo so i dont think its a tie rod.. But with the steering centered the car goes on the left. I really think its the bearing in the top plate too..
You could have a car that has 50k on it and have a bad tie rod. Don't cross it out till you check
M62, 42's, ZZP 3", ZZP S3 H/E
214whp 190wtq
Is there a way to check the tie rod? What im looking for on tie rod?
I just tie rods on a 06 Ion...with under 40K.
I did tie rods AND ball joints on my 03 at about 60K. Not just for the hell of it, they were bad.
A quick test for really bad tie rods would be to jack the car up (not by suspension components) and attempt to move the wheel left to right. There shouldn't be any play.
I typically just un-bolt them, and separate them from the spindle (if you use a pickle fork you will rip the grease boot, thread the nut on so its flush with the bottom of the rod, and tap LIGHTLY with a hammer, as to not cause damage) and check the play in the actual rod, It should be difficult to move, or at least not move freely (you will see what I am talking about)
Though reading your post, I don't think it's tie rods, if its making a clunking noise while your rolling that usually denotes a CV. I doubt a strut mount, that would make a clunking noise while hitting bumps, typically.
