93 eclipse front end shake - Page 3

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ORIGINAL: Nuggethead 420

The rotor were ground here at work. Big machine shop and it helps to be tight with the machinists, and be a former turned design engineer. So every body is focused on the rotors. Why that They are ground and run true by the indicator.
Is that they only componant on the front end? does anyone know about the bushing situation on the front or has no one ever had any problems with that in the past?
Any steering lash adjust or other variables that would cause a similar condition?

also by ground what are yo refering to like a grinder or a milling machine?

Yeah check your transaxles and see if the CV joints are good or not. I've never heard of a bushing causing shakes like that. But you can check the sway bar bushings (Those would be the only ones I could think of). Wait a sec.... you don't feel any hard jerks when you start or stop moving do you?? That COULD possibly indicate a motor or trans mount? Maybe something like the engine being torqued out of place and throwing things off balance? Just trying to think out of the box now because we've combed over EVERYTHING so far in the front end's wheel section.

Last night was digging deep under the front end and found something. Picked at the bushings. Found the control arm bushings in very poor condition. The drivers side one was actually split. I am going to try to replace them any advice for this would help. I am also going to replace the ball joint while I am doing the whole teard apart.

Is the control arm in tension? I really don't neet something breaking loose that I'm going to have a problem putting back.

Thanks,

Nuggethead 420

No the control arm is NOT under tension. And was the ball joint a known problem before or was it something extra you found when you were checking the bushings?

Also reading the Haynes (Yes I know it's a rather vague manual) book it says that if there is any play apparent in the ball joint when prying on the control arm the entire arm must be replaced.
Now I'm not sure if it's REALLY that bad but just giving you a heads up there.

The ball joints have never been replaced so I figure while I have it apart it would not hurt. Not really any more work.
The whole parts bill is about $120.00 my labor is free. I have the haynes ant your right it is very vague but better than nothing.
It seems to coner more on the all wheel than the 2 wheel.

Yeah it definately does. Though I'm fairly sure the control arm isn't under tension still use caution playing around in that area. (I've seen some NASTY shyt happen cuz of shocks).