First of all, I love you guys! Whenever I’m in my car on the weekend, I listen to your show. You take the angst out of car problems with your wonderful humor. Now for my anxiety producing problem. I had my snow tires put on about 3 weeks ago, and after, I noticed the car would occasion…

If you’re driving around in snow, I can’t imagine you’re driving that fast… so even if the wheel DOES fall off, it won’t be that bad! Seriously, no, your wheel’s not gonna fall off. …probably. As for the quote of $350… that depends on just what all they’re planning on replacing. If it’s just a c…

the first mechanic was probably right. you need front end work. BUT, when you do front end work your car needs a realignment. so… yes, you need an alignment, but the guy probably didn’t go into all the junk you needed also. since you found a mechanic to do the work, and has quoted you the proble…

Also, to ask the question ‘What the heck is a bushing’, it is a rubber connector that connects suspension parts to the frame of the car. With your car being a Camry, the front suspension consists of a lower conrol arm that pivots from a fixed point on the frame to the bottom of the steering knuckle …

see if they can replace the bushines with polyurethane bushings instead of rubber ones. Poly bushings are quieter and last longer.

Thanks for all the info, everyone. I’ve learned a bit more since I posted my first message. What needs replacing are the control arm bushings, and maybe the camber/bolts (don’t know what they are). Total quote for everything is $330.00. If camber/bolts aren’t needed, it will cost less. The parts…

Has anyone thought that the wheels(s) are not mounted correctly to the drum/hub? Just a little tweak off center will raise all kinds of he77 with the steering pulling one way or the other. Check the mounting of the wheels first. Then decide when you can afford/ need to have further front end compone…

Too late (maybe) for that, profhandy. I had the control arm brushings installed. The tires aren’t “wheel hopping” any longer, but now, there’s a distinct vibration that I can feel on the wheel when I’m stopped. I had made an appointment at the Toyota dealer, which I didn’t cancel, in case this di…

The price isn’t high, control are bushings require a lot of labor to install. They don’t come out easy. They also don’t usually need to be replaced. Wheel hop only occurs when the tire has a lot of power applied to it. With an 86 Camry, I don’t think you are having a wheel hop problem. Since th…

What the heck is a bushing & is my wheel going to fall off?

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keith December 15, 2007, 2:49am 5

There are several bushings in the front end, it would be nice to know which bushings they are talking about. In addition to the swaybar bushings and control arm bushings that BustedKnuckles talked about, there are the upper strut mount bushings.

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What the heck is a bushing & is my wheel going to fall off?

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