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Originally Posted by ecswtrav
insite just noticed your reply as i way typing my previous one. Ive had the control arms done - the squeeks have gone but the vreaking steering has not. The sway bar and tie rod - are they things I can do and do you know where I get get more information on how to replce/service these. Ive just forked out £850 and cannot afford to take it to the garge again so i could do with doin this myself. what do you reckon? and are the tie rods expensive?
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the tie rod ends are $80 each. to finish diagnosing this, first, disconnect your sway bar links. see if the noise goes away. if it does, you found your problem.
if it doesn't, try to narrow down which side it's coming from. then, swap tie rods (mark their positions so alignment doesn't change) and see if the noise switches sides. if so, you found your problem (switch the tie rods back to their proper sides no matter what; they'll be slightly different lengths).
usually what you describe is the lower control arm, though. how many miles on the car?