laramik
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So, I have a 98 GT convertible they just replaced ball joints on as well as a driver's wheel bearing hub. Both the ball joints were shot even though the car only has 67,000 miles on it but it is 20 years old and the boots were torn to pieces so I replaced with new moogs thinking this would correct the wobbly feeling I'm getting from the driver's side front wheel. After the install still seem to have the same wobbly ride. There's also some slight cupping to that tire. Got out and checked it again yesterday to see if I could figure out where the movement might be coming from and with the suspension loaded and me pulling on the top of the tire towards the outside of the car at 12 the wheel moves maybe a centimeter towards me with a hard pull. So I decided to replace the wheel bearing hub which I did with a new timken hub. after the installation of the hub which I did torque down to specifics at 250 ft pounds I still have the same play. So I had someone else pull on it today at the same 12 division and I'll be damned if it doesn't seem like it's coming from inside the strut somehow. I checked the hub from the back side, the ball joint, the caster camber plate, the control arm as well as a strut mounting bolts and none are showing movement. All of the lug nuts torqued to spec and probably 40 pounds more just to make sure I was 100% tight. Is it possible for the strut to be moving internally question mark it definitely appears as if the ride is moving within the dampener out of track. When I have somebody pulling the wheel on the opposite side it doesn't seem to have any play and also the strut doesn't seem to move in that kind of way it's almost as if it's bending inside. Sorry for the long explanation but let me know if anyone else has experienced this and if it could be something as simple as a strut.
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