steering issue

[Toonces]

Just now rolling over 100k miles. Been feeling some steering weirdness so I get one front wheel up in the air and push at 3 and 9 and sure enough there's some wobble. Pushing at 12 and 6 gives no play at all.

Although I'll probably be replacing the worn part myself I need some help diagnosing what all might need to be replaced. And since I need an alignment anyway I've made a deal w/ my local Goodyear tire shop to do a pre alignment inspection and identify my bad part(s) so I can replace them before they do the job.

When I drop the car off what specific parts should I ask them to look at? I'm sure tie rod ends but what other kind of worn parts could be causing movement on the 3-9 push test?

 

[davester]

what vehicle do you have?

[HeySkippyDog]

At a minimum, I would suspect that's a tie rod end problem.

When you get the tie rod end popped loose from the steering knuckle, look at the hole that the tie rod end stud goes through. If it looks oval-ed out, the knuckle is gonna have to go as well.

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[Toonces]

Can't believe I didn't mention the vehicle.  This is ongoing with my 02 Taurus.  Thanks for the good advice.