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Old Oct 11, 2002 | 10:21 AM
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My passenger front tire is worn considerably more on the outside edge than it is on the middle or inside. It sometimes pulls to the right and at highway sppeds in excess of 95 mphs the car wobbles. I lifted the hood to show my friend the engine compartment and didn't say a thing about the tire and he intantly said "looks like you might need a ball joint". does this sound right to anyone else here, maybe just need an alignment?
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Old Oct 11, 2002 | 11:24 AM
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Hi Jeff, It may just need an alingment. I replaced a New front drivers side wheel bearing @ 55,214 mi. and never had it realigned
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Old Oct 11, 2002 | 12:25 PM
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probably alignment, I'd get that checked soon.

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Old Oct 11, 2002 | 01:01 PM
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Alignment sound about right. It's funny, my rear tires keep wearing out, well before the fronts! :lol: :seeya
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Old Oct 11, 2002 | 02:08 PM
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Hi Jeff, It may just need an alingment. I replaced a New front drivers side wheel bearing @ 55,214 mi. and never had it realigned
Yeah i figured i would try that first.
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Old Oct 11, 2002 | 02:24 PM
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Have an alignment done. DON'T let them tell you it's OK........... you want a printout and you want it to spec............... + or - nothing.......... set ir "on the money" these tires cost too much to h\get it "in the green" .......... so get before and after printouts............. :seeya
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Old Oct 11, 2002 | 02:41 PM
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Have an alignment done. DON'T let them tell you it's OK........... you want a printout and you want it to spec............... + or - nothing.......... set ir "on the money" these tires cost too much to h\get it "in the green" .......... so get before and after printouts............. :seeya
Hhhmm your making this sound more compicated than i thought an alignment was. Should i got to a dealer or will any old garage with an alignment machine do.
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