XonyaZ28

alright my car has a serious problem...........


Problem:


After i get up to about 30-40mph it starts to sway a jerk from left to right very very bad .

Someone asked me if i had some freeplay in the steering wheel, and i said yeah ..... which he replied its my idlearm and it needs to be fixed.

And that brings me to my current question

is he right and it is my idlearm, how do i get in there and fix it and were is the idlearm for that matter





thank you

someone please help !

TomP

Yeah, the idler arm is a common wear item on our cars. The idler arm "balances" the pitman arm from the steering box. The pitman arm drives all the linkage, and the idler arm keeps the passenger side of the linkage in place.

From above the engine compartment, look down at your radiator. Near the passenger side bottom, there's a suspension piece that bolts to the frame with 2 bolts and goes to a center link. The center link has tie rod ends on each side, that go near your tires.

You might want to ahve a shop replace the idler arm. It's adjustable, and if you do it, you might not find the right spot, and ruin your alignment. Plus, the alignment might already be ruined. You might need to replace the center link, too.

XonyaZ28

ok so i let a shop do it .....


you know how much something like this will cost me ?



anyone ?

bonemaro88

I realize this post is more than a decade old, but did you ever figure out what was actually wrong? I'm having a similar issue on mine.

sofakingdom

iTrader: (1)

We call that "death wobble".

In these cars, it's usually caused by any/all of the following, in no particular order:

Center link
Idler arm
Tie rod ends
Stock front end alignment specs
Springs
Ball joints
Sway bar end links
Worn steering gearbox
Struts
Control arm bushings
Crappy tires
Steering shaft rubber U-joint
Sway bar bushings
Strut mounts
"Frame" cracks around the steering gearbox

Just for starters... there's other possibilities...

Which ones have you already fixed? The others are right there waiting for you.