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Old Feb 13, 2010 | 06:57 PM
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So from what I can gather I either have bad wheel bearings, bad anti rattle clips, bad tie-rod ends or something else haha...i'm going to take it to a shop on Monday I guess...
 
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 12:48 AM
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So I took to the shop and they said that my lower & upper ball joints and rod ends were bad. Tie rod ends or sway bar ends? I have no clue. But the noise only comes from my driver tire. I admit that my lower boots are torn badly. But there's no play in the tires when jacked up I could be wrong but they quoted me $1,081. 682 for labor, is that too high? I am getting a second opinion tomorrow. I feel like I could tackle this job by myself but would feel a lot better if a shop did it. What do you guys think?
 

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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 02:08 AM
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Shop around and get some more estimates.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 08:55 AM
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I also agree with taking it back apart. No matter what anyone says, its going to come down to that first.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 04:35 PM
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Found out today that it is only my lower balljoints and the whole estimate is 477 for alignment, parts and labor! Gettin it fixed tomorrow.
 
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