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Spindle/Knuckle question...

Spindle/Knuckle question...

Postby elton123 » Thu Jun 15, 2006 10:56 am

Front passenger side where the tie rod is connected to the knuckle, does not look aligned, there arent any scratched or bent marks on the knuckle, and the knuckle looks like pretty solid steel or something. Does anybody know if the knuckle can be rotated?

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Postby Wang2k » Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:53 pm

I am pretty sure thats normal. Are you having problems? Like the car pulling or weird noises?
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Postby PDX SuperSolara » Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:55 pm

It looks like you lifted the car up to take this picture. Naturally the knuckle is going to be drooping down since it is "unweighted". It looks like it should in this position.
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Postby elton123 » Thu Jun 15, 2006 2:49 pm

The car is not lifted, parked in driveway, lots of play in steering. I looked at the other side (driver side) and it is nice and aligned flush againt the knuckle not like this side, I might of hit a curve, just wondering if the knuckle rotated or something. or if its rotatable or not.
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Postby DaTwUnKrAziEpInOy » Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:11 pm

since you mentioned you might have hit a curb...maybe the rod is bent or the ball joint is bad.
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Postby elton123 » Fri Jun 16, 2006 9:42 am

went to meineke they told me the knuckle is bent and will need to be replaced, they have one on ebay for like 60 bucks.
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Postby elton123 » Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:26 am

I ordered the part, has anyone changed the spindle before? or does anyone have any instructions like from book or website?
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