Hella squeaking coming from the front when turning steering wheel.

[br0nx finest]

I have reason to believe that it is my tie-rod bushings, because I noticed they have been worn for quite sometime. But would they emit this squeaking noise (perhaps due to the metal to metal rubbing) because it is god-awful.

I hope its not an expensive or time consuming fix if it is. I'm hoping to DIY on the next good weekend with jdm91cb.

I made this thread to get some opinions before I put it on a lift/jack, and I can't do that atm because it is raining here in NY. Don't think I'm being a typical "lazy-dumb-newb" thanks.

[h22sparkle]

[DjSpeedy]

have your lower ball joints checked. When my car was making noises it was because of that. Not to expensive to fix but prolly not a diy unless you have all the tools.

[MRX]

does it sound like a whale call?

[alb_accord]

when my car did that... it was the lower ball join....
check the suspension forum.. there is a thread about that.

[br0nx finest]

Yo wtf is your problem Mike, I know its hard but try to stay off my penis. How you stay stopping by to say some ***/dumb/unhelpful shit?

Post reported.

[br0nx finest]

Thank you alb_accord, mrx, and djspeedy, I ended up taking it to my boy's pop's shop and he said its the lower ball joint. I will work on it this friday but prior to doing so I have a couple questions:

1. Does the ball joint just need to be lubed?
2. Will it need to be changed?
3. Average price for a replacement?
4. Time involved in replacing it?

[soon2bdropped]

yes it makes a sound like a whaling sound.. i ignored the sound.. and next thing you know it gave out.. and it pulled the axle out of the tranny... lower balljoint was hanging down... i ended up spending 250.00 plus labor.. axle and balljoint..

[br0nx finest]

Wtgay? 250$ plus labor? Thats fucking ***.

I'm gonna just park this bitch until I can DIY it. That is all.

[ACCORDianate]

You're 100% sure its the ball joint and not something simple like low PS fluid?

[soon2bdropped]

Wtgay? 250$ plus labor? Thats fucking ***.

I'm gonna just park this bitch until I can DIY it. That is all.

maybe you can find the parts cheaper in the bronx but i doubt it.. because i see cb7 going for 4gs in that state..

[h22sparkle]

Its possible for parts being that price but theres alot of cb7s that turn up missing ahem the reason why I dont know probably that will be a mystery plus with the crackhead pricing mechanics charge. Thats why I became my own mechanic. Staying in one spot too long out there with no eyes on the ride is a welcome invitation to you know who ix-nay thieves. The cb7s and other car including civic check in but they dont check out. Even one time ive seen 1 person get held up at gunpoint and yoiksed out of his ride while ordering some mcdonalds. Is it take out or to go I changed it myself got the part for 50 bucks .

[alb_accord]

hey bro auto zone or pep boys has the part for $64. and its a bitch to change them but sill u can do it.

and yes u really need to replace it.

[br0nx finest]

Thanks again h22sparkle for the incredibly helpful post, you're a great member around here, good job

alb_accord, can you hit me up on AIM. I've found a local shop that will do the labor on the installation for 50$ and it'll take about an hr and a half. Also, I went to the local auto parts wholesaler (which usually doesn't deal with walk-in orders) but a friend of mine works there and I'm getting the lower ball joint for around 20$ each. Sounds good?

[ThunderCat]

where in the bx are you? anywhere near fordham? im just tryna' locate some good shops too. btw i had that sound before and it went away on its own,which scares me even more. ima get the suspension checked out and replaced soon,but will that cover ball joints,arms,bushings etc?