Justwondering
Well-Known Member
I took my car to get a front end alignment and was told:
"You need a new pittman arm, new idler arm, and inner tie rods. Also, the frame is out of alignment by almost 4 inches"
So of course, I asked for an estimate on repair, choked, and said I'd do the repairs myself.
At that point, I called BudW and asked if he these repairs were shade tree mechanic possible and was relieved to find its a doable project.
Procurement:
OReilly's generally said each of the part was about 20 bucks or 50 bucks my choice on economy or higher quality. Except the tie rods which were about 8 bucks. Doesn't always tell you the size
Rock Auto seems to offer a better quality for about the same price. Just describes things as professional and not for taxis or police package.
BudW's recommendation was to try and get something with grease points so I can hopefully make them last longer. Also, get the beefier size if possible. And to go ahead and do the inner and outer tie rods.
My phone is downstairs so I will post pictures this afternoon. I'm tabling the frame issue until I fix the steering issues.
Parts numbers or some guidance on procurement would be helpful.
Meanwhile, I'm going to go audition Darth Car's antenna rehab and see if everything still fits after my sad welding job yesterday.
"You need a new pittman arm, new idler arm, and inner tie rods. Also, the frame is out of alignment by almost 4 inches"
So of course, I asked for an estimate on repair, choked, and said I'd do the repairs myself.
At that point, I called BudW and asked if he these repairs were shade tree mechanic possible and was relieved to find its a doable project.
Procurement:
OReilly's generally said each of the part was about 20 bucks or 50 bucks my choice on economy or higher quality. Except the tie rods which were about 8 bucks. Doesn't always tell you the size
Rock Auto seems to offer a better quality for about the same price. Just describes things as professional and not for taxis or police package.
BudW's recommendation was to try and get something with grease points so I can hopefully make them last longer. Also, get the beefier size if possible. And to go ahead and do the inner and outer tie rods.
My phone is downstairs so I will post pictures this afternoon. I'm tabling the frame issue until I fix the steering issues.
Parts numbers or some guidance on procurement would be helpful.
Meanwhile, I'm going to go audition Darth Car's antenna rehab and see if everything still fits after my sad welding job yesterday.