Im a poor car clueless woman, and Im hoping someone can give me a heads up on what exactly I potentially broke on my car... I was backing up into my driveway in my 94 LHS and I heard a snap. My drivers side tire will not turn, but my passenger side tire will when I turn the steering wheel.
What did I break?
Thanks in advance.
Ivellious
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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:00 pm
I've already gathered that one I need to attempt to get an idea of what I broke.
Hyack
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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:06 pm
Sounds like a busted tie rod to me.....
Ivellious
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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:10 pm
Tie Rod.... noooooo write off.. I have a mechanic in the family... he's going to work!
WDHIII
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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:13 pm
I take it by "turn" you mean side to side and not "rotate"? If so and one tire turns and one doesnt it sounds like youve snapped a tie rod
One way to check is to grab the tire that WONT turn by both sides and see if you can get it to turn manually.
If its ROTATE well thats a whole other can of worms
Ivellious
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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:21 pm
what do you mean by rotate? by turn I mean if you turn the steering wheel... the tire turns accordingly... By rotate to you mean... spin? and if so... it it doesn't do that .. then what is it?
Robair
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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:32 pm
By "rotate" he means "spin". Sounds like the tie rod. Very dangerous if it happens while traveling at highway speeds! Happened to a buddy of mine in his old Cordoba.
Ivellious
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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:38 pm
Like I said Im completely car clueless I just know that the key gots into slot b and turn and voila Vroom.
Chumley
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:26 am
Tie rod. And it isn't a write off.
mtbr
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:51 am
lily wrote:
The car is a '94, so unless it's worth more than the repairs, it's a write off.
a couple of hundred will fix a tie rod...it's not a write off.
Chumley
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:53 am
lily wrote:
The car is a '94, so unless it's worth more than the repairs, it's a write off.
Depends on how reliable it is. A old reliable vehicle is better than a new lemon. Better the devil you know.
mtbr
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:07 am
lily wrote:
I must be thinking of something else then.
Thanks.
CV joint?...will cost more.
Ivellious
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 2:36 pm
To let you all firm believers in my old reliable car that if it dies I'm utterlly screwed, the main bolt on the drivers side inner tie rod came undone and it was the thunk sound I heard when I pulled in to my driveway. We put the bolt back in and voila the car works again!
mtbr
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 2:37 pm
you better get that thing aligned or you will still be screwed...
I need to attempt to get an idea of what I broke.
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