rose62

On my 2001, the outside of the passenger side tire is wearing. Jacked it up and can't see any obvious slop. What is a typical place to find worn parts in these cars?

sdaidoji

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the compliance bushing in the lower control arm, the big one.
when was the last time you aligned? Recommendation is once a year.
lots of parts could be culprit at the age our cars are. Mine was tie-rod.

rose62

I've had the car a bit over a year and never had it in the shop. It has 160K on it. This front suspension (except the struts) is a totally foreign design to me. Very strange looking, such as the rack location and the use of vertical pivot bushing at the leading edge of the LCA.

sdaidoji

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yes, that is the compliance bushing - that is the usual one that gets torn.
PS: I usually swap the arms completely, they are not that expensive - pushing the bushings in takes more money in the end

but i recommend having a shop look at it - it just might need an alignment

rose62

"but i recommend having a shop look at it - it just might need an alignment."

Good advice. Thanks.

sdaidoji

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good luck! If they give you a high price, come back and tell us and we will see how it is

sdaidoji

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