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Mad about steering problems
So long story short, about 4-5 weeks ago I bought the turbo tie rod kit from our hosts and put it on.
I have been doing some other jobs on the car in the last couple of days and I just checked my steering with the wife, with the car sat stationary with my wife moving the steering back and forth about 15-20 degrees there is a clear knocking/clunking, I felt down to the steering components and it feels like the inner tie rod ball joints are worn already! When I first did the car with the new kit I tried the same thing and no clunking etc. I've only done about 600 miles since doing the kit and I pretty bummed its worn already, I have completely stock suspension etc and wheels, my car is completely stock, an 88. What should I do? does anyone else have this problem? Should I write to pelican and ask for new parts? |
you might be able to eyeball or feel the play, or just confirm it by hand wobbling the tires.
if you confirm any play in a ball joint or tie rod I'd change all 4. |
When I put my kit on I noticed that the boots would fold in on themselves and make a distinct sound. However, this was only noticeable at the extremes of the steering range.
And you are sure this is the kit from Pelican not a ebay one? There are two different manufactures out there; one has a good rep and the other one...well..not so much. Every last nut and thread was torque correctly? |
I'll check again tomorrow and be more careful to pin point exactly where its coming from, it did seem to be the inner joint, but I'll check everything it tight.
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