Would a bad swaybar link make the steering feel "squirrely"?
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Would a bad swaybar link make the steering feel "squirrely"?
I'm trying to indentify what may potentially be failing control arms, but when I wiggle the wheels with the car on a jack, I don't see any movement. I'm at 91,000 Miles.
The car feels less sure footed. I'm wondering if it could be a swaybar link?
I know control arms are a maintenance item, so I'm not opposed to ponying up for them. I just don't want to replace something that isn't broken (right now).
Thoughts?
The car feels less sure footed. I'm wondering if it could be a swaybar link?
I know control arms are a maintenance item, so I'm not opposed to ponying up for them. I just don't want to replace something that isn't broken (right now).
Thoughts?
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Well if you jacked it up and tugged left and right and jiggled all around and felt and/or heard
nothing .... it could be a tire or shock issue.
Or you could have broke something that ties the whole suspension together like a sway bar bolt or something....
When control arms and tie rod ends go you can really tell by a good tug and jiggle at least in the few cases I have dealt with.
Or you could have broke something that ties the whole suspension together like a sway bar bolt or something....
When control arms and tie rod ends go you can really tell by a good tug and jiggle at least in the few cases I have dealt with.
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You might want to see how much play there is in your steering system. My car...
was going all over the road and I found my tie rod ends were gone. I replaced them and it made no difference in how the car drove. I found there was too much play in the steering wheel and this turned out to be due to loose steering column u-joint bearings and a steering rack that needed adjustment.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
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