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    new balljoints - alignment needed?

    I just installed new Moog balljoints on my stang. the car handles fast corners and bumps much better now. do i need to get an alignment done?
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    coolant leak

    i was out tonight driving around for about 20 mins, stopped the car and turned it off for like 10 while i was at a buddys. not a drop. then i drove home about 20 mins and i drove pretty hard, got home and once again not a drop. this is driving me nuts.
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    coolant leak

    its weird tho, it only does it periodically. like one out of every 7-8 times i drive the car. and not while its running. once i shut it off it will drip about 100 ml's. it did it earlier today. the last 3 trips out not even 1 DROP. i dunnno what it could be, why would it only do it sometimes?
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    coolant leak

    where is it easier to see where its coming from? from the top of the car? or from underneath?
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    coolant leak

    i recently changed my pcv valve, could i have knocked something back there loose? its impossible to see back there so i cant really tell where it is coming from.
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    coolant leak

    My car is dripping coolant. it doesnt do it all the time. only sometimes, and the dripping stops a few mins after i turn the car off. Also it does not drip while its running, only after I shut the car off. the coolant ends up dripping down where the transmission meets the engine. where are the...
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    tie rods safe?

    how much play is considered too much? or is any considered too much?
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    tie rods safe?

    OK i took the wheel off today and the rotor assembly so i could get a good look what was going on back there. the tie rods are good, they have no play and i greased them both up. both seals look brand new. afer the rotor was off, i was wiggling the spindle and the play is in the ball joints. no...
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    tie rods safe?

    they are installed properly, i did them myself, following my manual step by step and using a torque wrench. both front wheels did the same thing before and after the bearing change. thats why i changed them becuase i suspected they were at fault. however it didnt fix it at all. at least i know i...
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    tie rods safe?

    its not the wheel bearings, they are practically brand new. what would it cost me with part and labour to get all these things done? what is ancillary stuff?
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    tie rods safe?

    ok i just checked it, 6 and 12 there is some play, enough that i wiggle it back and forth i can hear metal clicking, then when i do it and 9 and 3 it moves more then at 6 and 12. the verdict?
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    tie rods safe?

    im gonna go check it right now, keep watching this thread, ill be back in less then 5
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    tie rods safe?

    do i do the same test i was doing at 9:00 and 3:00 for the 12 and 6 one? what if i have play at 12 and 6? what does this mean?
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    tie rods safe?

    when the car is on jackstands, if i place my hands at 9:00 and 3:00 and wiggle, it moves back and forth, its a small amount, prolly a 1/16 of an inch. is this my tie rods ends?
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    tie rods safe?

    my tie rods are worn out. when i put grease in them it lifts up the rubber and some grease comes out the side, not much but some. my question is, is it safe to drive with them like this?
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    New Black Magic #185 electric fan

    WHERE DID YOU GET THAT FAN? i seen that and wanted to buy it but cant find one anywhere. as soon as you tell me im going to call up and order one. i dont trust my plastic p.o.s any more, with all those cracks in it.
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    Quadshock Bolt!!! ****

    even better they can just put the new ones on for me, saves me from taking the wheels off after i get home
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    Quadshock Bolt!!! ****

    thats a good idea, i have to get my rear tires balanced anyways, so ill have them zip the bastard off while i am there.
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    Quadshock Bolt!!! ****

    mine are in there like crazy, they are a biaatchh, ive tried everything short of an impact gun
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    Quadshock Bolt!!! ****

    ok so i get the one nut off the end of the quadshock closest to the rear of the car. now heres the problem. the one that is a bolt, i am aware it undoes from behind, it is in there so ****in tight, i cannot break it loose. i applied liquid wrench and let it sit for an hour, then went at it...
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