so i was driving yesterday and hit a bump in the road and heard something pop then i go to turn onto my street and my steering goes limp i thought maybe one of my tires sprung a leak.....so i go to turn again and nothing my steering weel just turns but my tires don't.

i turn the steering wheel back i hear a pop and i get my wheels to turn....

i havent had time to get my car up and look at it....


so my question is have any of you had something like this happen? i was thinking it might be a tie rod or something i really have no idea....

i know i can fix whatever is wrong i just wanted some input before i get greasy

oh and its a 94 si

 

anyone?

 

My guess is that it could be a bad rack.

Kinda hard to diagnose with the info given...

 

i agree w/ mcvtec...sounds lik ur worm gears in ur rack r broke/missing

 

well its been a few days but i finally got under there and figured out what happend......

on the tie rod end the bolt the connects to the control arm (or whatever its called) anyways the nut on that bolt sheared off all the threads on the bolt therefor the bolt came loose and disconnected its was kinda scary considering it happend while i was driving but it was a really easy and rather cheap fix.....i got a new tie rod end and decided to get the other side too just cause i might as well...i picked them up at pep boys for about 45 all together.....

i marked them before i took them off and everything is working out nicely it drives straight and im happy haha


but thanks for the input on what it could have been....


thanks smokecdxx

 

The marking is cool, but you may be slightly off still. Consider an alignment, but just to save on tires.

 

yeah i was already planning on it but i was happy i wasnt crossing lanes lol
considering i have never done this before

 

Get an Alignment, being as little as .25 Degrees out of specifications can eat your tires alive.

-Froth

 

im going to.....i just am broke at the moment lol and my registration is expired so its kinda hard to drive it anywhere


i mean i dont really drive it that often and i am definetly going to get and alignment but i just have to wait...i think my parent knows someone that has a shop i think im gonna ask her tomorrow. well see


but thanks for the advice guys its always appreciated