But on two turnpike trips recently it began to shimmy distressingly. A friend suggested wheel alignment, so I asked my wife to bring the car here. An inveterate bargain hunter, she saw an advertised special and took it to one of those chain service shops instead. As this is what we had budgeted for the Association meeting, my wife says we must forego it to repair the car. There's a lot of confusion about loose ball joints.
Some shops take advantage of it.
My twin-post hoist is free, so let's find out. Driving the Pontiac on it, Gus supported both the lower control arms just outboard of the coil-spring seats. On the road, spring pressure and car weight holds the ball firm. Here's what they probably showed your wife. He grasped the wheel at top and bottom and rocked it across its diameter.