Beloved car is gone today---over at the mechanics.
He's a good mechanic. I like him. A friend drove me back home.
Before I was home ten minutes he'd found another problem.
The source of annoyance for over a year---my rough road clanking will soon be history.
That's the sway bar link end bushing, where the sway bar connects to the suspension. I don't know if the other side link end is good. He's ordering the part and will get it this afternoon. I may not have a car for a couple days but that's fine.
The sway bar connects and stabilizes the front end and wheels by connecting in an arc to each side suspension. The link end is the connecting piece with a bushing to cushion for the movement. If most of the bushing is gone, it will clank and not do the stabilizing job.
I'm thrilled he's fixing all these problems.
Yay! A working car. No issues. May it be inexpensive, and may the fixes hold for a long time.
ReplyDeleteNot inexpensive, unless you count up everything that was wrong that will now be fixed, then its a fricking bargain.
DeleteIt not easy to find a good honest mechanic.. good to hear you found a good one..
ReplyDeleteIt isn't easy at all. Or to get the car in fast. This is the guy who replaced the screaming power steering pump last fall. In over 100 degree heat. No garage.
DeleteCongratulations on finding a great mechanic.
ReplyDeleteNot an easy thing, these days.
DeleteThe car was probably unsafe too. It's good to get that repaired.
ReplyDeleteWhen you get your car back, it will be like new car, with 300,000 miles, that is. 😀
ReplyDeleteIt will be a spanking new 300,000 mile car.
DeleteI couldn't recall the name 'sway bar', which is one of the many things that went bad with my old Pontiac 6000. When it began stalling midway through left hand turns, that was the end. lol Hurray for proper car repairs!
ReplyDeleteIt's got some other name, but that's what I've always called it. Stall on turns, that's strange. Like the fuel line was getting cut off or something?
DeleteAgain--- it's good that you are getting these things fixed. Much safer on a number of different levels.
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