# Back wheel trouble **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** mercury, sable\ **Created:** [March 21, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/back-wheel-trouble/46421 "2010-03-21T20:05:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![roee.gilron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f9ae1b/32.png) [@roee.gilron](https://community.cartalk.com/u/roee.gilron)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/back-wheel-trouble/46421/1 "2010-03-21T20:05:27Z")
Hi, Driving a 93 Mercury Sable. I have a passengers side back wheel which is showing uneven and excessive wear on the inner side. I was not involved in an accident, and am told that my make of car can not be aligned in the back. My mechanic is in favor of a ‘dirty’ fix- drilling a hole in one of the pieces to adjust camber. Please link for pictures in the end of this post. I wonder if there is more accurate way to do it, or maybe a simpler way to fix this problem that won’t require replacing a lot of parts. link for photos: [http://tiny.cc/0t3u7](http://tiny.cc/0t3u7) ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2010, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/back-wheel-trouble/46421/2 "2010-03-21T22:18:56Z")
There is a “kit” available for doing rear alignment on this vehicle. If your mechanic is not aware of this, you may need a new mechanic. ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/back-wheel-trouble/46421/3 "2010-03-21T22:56:35Z")
Take this car to a professional alignment shop. They will know what to do. “Dirty” fixes are never a good idea. A mechanic who suggests such things is questionable. ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 12:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/back-wheel-trouble/46421/4 "2010-03-22T00:21:28Z")
You need a new mechanic before anything else. Drilling a hole may cause premature failure of the part. They don’t call it dirty for nothing. ---
**Author:** ![roee.gilron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f9ae1b/32.png) [@roee.gilron](https://community.cartalk.com/u/roee.gilron)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/back-wheel-trouble/46421/5 "2010-03-22T00:24:16Z")
I took the car to two mechanics and both said the back can’t be aligned. I guess not many shops have the ‘kit’ talked about in this thread. A third shop didn’t catch this when their job was to align all 4 wheels, I only noticed this problem a couple weeks ago. Do you know of a shop in the Boston area that might have this kind of kit? ---
**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan2)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/back-wheel-trouble/46421/6 "2010-03-22T04:04:44Z")
There are lots of shops to check with in Boston. The other possible cause would be a worn out wheel bearing but the other shop should have checked for that. Changing that upper control arm could be the “Legal Seafood” way to fix the problem. I would be tempted to bend it as an adjustment, but that’s just my wish repair. If I could wish it to happen, I could afford to do it. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 4:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/back-wheel-trouble/46421/7 "2010-03-22T04:25:44Z")
The shops may not have the kit in stock, but it can be ordered very easily from their parts supplier. Moog, manufacturer of good-quality suspension and steering components, has this item available and any garage can order it. There are actually 3 different “kits” available from Moog for the rear suspension of this car, and exactly which adjustments are needed will dictate whether 1, 2, or all 3 of the kits are necessary. Even if all 3 are needed, the parts will cost only about $120. (Note: The garage will have to add a “mark-up” to the parts price in order to make a profit) Then, of course, there is the labor to install the parts.