i have a 90 accord ex. while i drive in the high way i feel that i have to force the car to go straight. while i go straight my steering wheel stays kind off on a side. and i have a little slack on my steering wheel.
now i took my car to the mechanic and he told me that the lower bolt joint is gone. he put a crow bar between the thing and he moved the lower bolt joint up and down.
now does this bolt joint look ok. does it suppose to move up and down.

the reason i ask is that i don't trus mechanics a lot. maybe its me but i never trusted them. since i have no experience with lower bolt joints i am hoping u guys can give me some help
thanks

 

It should pivot but not go up and down...

..but like you i dont really have too much experience with lower ball joints

 

when was the last time you had an alignment

 

sounds like a bad tie rod end to me

 

never had an aligment. i don't wanna have one then find out that i have to change the lower bolt joint. put i will probably change both of the lower bolt joints when i check the right axle because i am getting a realy bad squecking noise when i turn the steering wheel and when i go over small bumps.

 

if the ball joint can be moved up/down in its socket it is time to replace it... but not the likely cause of your complaint. i suspect an alignment /tire problem

 

yeah that is why i get some fucked up handleing when i go on highway. will open that **** and check where the noise comes from then change the lower bolt joint and then do an aligment.
i will keep u guys posted. thanks for the replys

 

looks like its broke buy domestic

 

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uh oh, somebody is going to get banned.

Seriously though, from what you described in your first post, it sounds like you should check out the tie rod ends (inner and outer) on both sides.

Now that you mentioned a squeaking, could be your power steering rack also.

 

well, if your hearing a sqeak...then it sounds like you have a bushing that needs to be replaced...check your strut rod ends...there should be two caps with washers and bushings (there should be on on each side of your front end, you can see it when you lay on the floor and look behind the bumper)

 

The ball joint might need to be replaced but, like others said, it would not act like the symptoms you describe.

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Force the car to go straight: That could be as simple as low tire air pressure on one side as well as loose tie rods.

streering wheel not straight: Usually when you do an alignment, you will center the steering wheel so that it looks good. So it could be that it was not centered last time. But it can also be loose tie rods and such.

Slack in the steering wheel: What do you mean by slack. If you mean that it does not respon right away when you turn (half an inch play is normal) the stearing wheel then it would indicate rack problems, loose tie rods and such.

With this said, most probably loose tie rods. Check for play.

Confront your mechanic about this and see what he says.

fs

 

thanks guys u been more than helpfull. i get the squecking noise when i turn the steering wheel and when i go on bumps. now the only thing that i see that moves around is the the thing on the axle near the wheel.(don't know what's it called.) anyways i will open the wheel up then change the bolt joints check the axle and if i fix everything then i will get an alligment.
by the way when i brake on stop signs my steering wheel kind of goes on the right side(on the side where i hear the noise and the side that has a fucked up bolt joint) it does this everytime i hit the brakes. oh well. this car already has got from me a lot of money. so i will keep puting money on this bitch.
thanks for all the reply.
lol i already have a domestic car but mmmmm i am better off with my honda.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by alb_accord &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thanks guys u been more than helpfull. i get the squecking noise when i turn the steering wheel and when i go on bumps. now the only thing that i see that moves around is the the thing on the axle near the wheel.(don't know what's it called.) anyways i will open the wheel up then change the bolt joints check the axle and if i fix everything then i will get an alligment.
by the way when i brake on stop signs my steering wheel kind of goes on the right side(on the side where i hear the noise and the side that has a fucked up bolt joint) it does this everytime i hit the brakes. </TD></TR></TABLE>

this is exactly what my car sounded like and did with the brakes and it ended up being the strut rod ends, they needed bushings (i checked/replaced ALL bushings, replaced calipers, pads, everything but the bushings in the strut rod end). when i took it to winston, they said that you could do it yourself, but you would probably have to drop the tranny/engine (depending on which side it's on) to fully get to the rod. anyway, autozone should have those energy technique bushings for like $15

 

what is the strut rod ends. (not good with names so bare with me.) do u have a pic with it.
my problem is that i get the noise when i turn the steering wheel and when i go on bumps. and it's becoming louder and louder and fuckiing anoying. anyways. i got open the whole **** on sunday. hope it don't rain.

 

you can't tell if it's bad just by looking but it does look like it's seen better days. What year and how many miles? If the mechanic shoed you the movement and there was play betweer the lowest nut next to the tire, than it is bad and needs to be replaced. From the way everything looks under your car, it could use a serious look over. Replace the ball joint and any other wasted suspension parts and get your alignment checked.

 

whats up,yo! just wondering if you know anybodythat has any used skunk2 coil overs? just wrecked my 92 accord, going to buy another 93 accord and want them. The cheapest i found brand new is $297 so just looking for them used or any one piece jdm headlights.. just wondering or if any of your home boys have some parts, i have on my other accord brembo big brake cross drilled, aem cold air,kyb adjustable gas shocks,dc header,adr 17 inch rims,ingalls camber kit.. pretty much just starting. just want to do my whip right,smell me?so if you know any one that has any interior parts or anything let me know!!!!

 

whats up,yo! just wondering if you know anybodythat has any used skunk2 coil overs? just wrecked my 92 accord, going to buy another 93 accord and want them. The cheapest i found brand new is $297 so just looking for them used or any one piece jdm headlights.. just wondering or if any of your home boys have some parts, i have on my other accord brembo big brake cross drilled, aem cold air,kyb adjustable gas shocks,dc header,adr 17 inch rims,ingalls camber kit.. pretty much just starting. just want to do my whip right,smell me?so if you know any one that has any interior parts or anything let me know!!!!

 

yo guys. i bought the two lower bolt joint and i got a question. which is for the right side and which is for the left one? are they the same? are they suppose to look like they say kind of on the side?(don't know **** about this)

are this brand any good or what. i bought them about $60

and the new ones that i got don't look like the old one.

 

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yup

 

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wtf are you talking about?

alb accord- the right and left should be the same. they dont look the same as your old ones because they are old and crusty...

 

lol that is what i am asking dude. i didn't know if there were a right or left side. so i just asked(i know it was a stupid question but i just wanned to be sure)
they just didn't look the same with the old ones. so i just wanted to be sure. that is all. lol thanks for putting me at ease

 

no problem. Good luck, hope this solves your woes.

 

lol hopefully it don't rain on sundays. i got to fix a lot of stuff on my cb7 because i got to fix everything before this cb7 meeting here in philly.