so driving home and i noticed a clicking and slight shaking feel on the front passenger wheel. i pulled over to a supermarket to tighten the wheel thinking it was loose. i continue to drive home and the ticking and shaking is still there. slammed the gas from 2nd to 4th. still was the same. got home and the inner tie rod bellow, YES, THE BELLOW. THE BOOT was torn.. how bad is this? this is my only transportation to school tomorrow and its a 24 mile drive total to school and back. HELP PLEASE.
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If the shaking is bad enough to make you uncomfortable driving, then find another way to school.
All rubber boots and such are in place to protect greased joints. When the rubber tears, the joints dry out, and get exposed to dirt. This will cause them to fail.
Your best bet would be to replace the tie rods ASAP.
I'm sure doing it right now is not an option... so I suggest jacking up the car, getting under it, and inspecting the assembly. If necessary, wipe off and re-grease the exposed joint. That may help for a short time.
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Sounds like your axle is going bad.Comment
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True, clicking and shaking could be an axle... but he said the tie rod boot was torn, and that could also cause clicking and shaking.
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he never said the tierod boot was tornOriginally posted by deevergote View Post
he said the bellow boot that flexes like an accordion was torn
that would not make a clicking noiseComment
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Perhaps I misunderstood...
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the boot
if the tie rod is worn out then replace it but if its good and the boot is just torn I would cram some grease in there to make it happy then put some silicone on the boot to seal it.I do that to all of the boot's on my fount end,tie rods and ball joints.
MAKE SHIRE ALL OF YOUR BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD BOLTS HAVE CARDER KEYS WHERE THERE'S A SPOT FOR ONEComment
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Thank you all for your replies.. i lift the car up today and it shakes like crazy. i know for sure its my upper ball joint from what i saw. is that right?Comment
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"shakes like crazy" isn't really enough to say for sure if the upper ball joint is bad... BUT, these cars are 20+ years old. I would assume that ALL suspension components are worn, and start replacing them.
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Originally posted by Tippey764 View Post
Technically he did say the tierod boot was torn..the inner tierod boot...aka bellow boot. Depending on how long it has been torn and how much dirt got in the inner tierod joint, it could make a clicking noise and emit a vibration/shaking feel. I had a bad inner/torn boot on my 93 wagon and because of the looseness in the joint itself it made my steering wheel shake at certain times which resulted in an uncomfortable ride to say the least. However it also had bad upper BJs and bad swaybar bushings too..
When you jack it up...Is it a 12-6 shake or a 3-9 shake? Perhaps an around the clock shake?
12-6 shake-probably upper or lower balljoints..cheap.replace
3-9 shake-probably inner or outer tierod..maybe radius rod bushings..cheap.replace
around the clock shake-probably wheel bearing..cheap.replace
The car could also shake while driving on the road from a bad tire, stuck caliper, rotor hotspot, etc.
Go ahead and replace the swaybar bushings while you are in there..cheap..most likely they are shot as well.Comment
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