1999 Ford Windstar "symptoms bad tie rods" Questions

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...symptoms. A wheel bearing possibly, but usually accompanied by a grinding noise.  Have it checked out.  This kind of problem can be any moving part of the steering gear, that would be ...

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...symptoms of it going bad? drag link is the bar! between the tie rod ends and has connection to the pitman arm if it is bad the joint where it hooks to the steering box/ pitman arm will shake when you ...

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...symptoms. Jack the vehicle up on the suspected side, grab the tire @ the 3o'clock and 9o'clock posistions, shake back and forth and look / listen, chances are you will find the tie rod end is bad ...

...front end shakes real bad very good chance you will need tie rod ends, is there squeaking during turns? (ball joints) hit a bump at higher speeds and the car sways left and right? any other

...of the vehicle. But sometimes they do go bad but not usually at 80xxx miles. Please explain some of the symptoms you are having with your vehicle. It may be bushings tie rods or steering ...

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tie-rod end is not hard to replace, but there are a few tricks to use to avoid really messing up your front-end alignment. The ball-joints require more tools to replace them and they are heavier parts

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...symptoms front end shaking or shimmying could be a tire out of balance, bad tire(broken belt, goose egg on the tire). is the tires screaming could be alignment problems. is it pulling to one side or ...

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...bad? inner joints a plunging joints have problems acceleration jolts from a dead stop... the outer rezzepa joint clicks usually when turning thats the balls falling out trunion..... not usually ...

...bad wheel bering. To figure out exactly where the problem is you need to visually and physically inspect each side of the suspension by having someone move the steering wheel back and forth while you ...

...bad on the wheel opposite the direction you turn it due to the action of centrifugal force. It could be ball joints/tie rods as well, but I'd start with an inspection of the wheel bearings. If the ...

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