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Wheel Wobble after Bushing and Ball Joint Replacement 120-130

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posted by  Andy_M on  Tue Nov 19 09:52 CST 2013
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Switched the wheels from front to back last night, and what a difference that made. Safely reached 50mph on the way to the tire shop. Was told they didn't have the stock tires in, but will get them in today. Then on my way home, after about 2 miles worth of driving, as I was braking to turn onto my street, at about 20mph, I felt the slight wobble again. Nowhere near as violent as before, but still, it made itself known.

I'm thinking that the lower control arm nut is slackening off on the passenger side (coincidentally, also the side that the wobble seems to be coming from), because a couple times I drove it and then I'd try to check to see if the bolt was loose. Sure enough, I could get a couple cranks in before the torque wrench said I was at 110 ft-lbs again, driver's side was still to spec though. I'm thinking that I should replace that nut with a new stop-nut from my local hardware store and if the wobble persists after the new nut and new tires, I should proceed to getting the alignment done. Thoughts?

Thanks again for all the help.
--
Andy - '66 122s, '79 264






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