OK, just got back from my inspection. the guy who did the state inspection said that rocking the front driver wheel up and down (while on a jack) gave it an inch of up/down play. He says it's one of the ball joints and recommends replacing both upper and lower ball joints on the driver side, said passenger side is ok. He was a young guy.
Now a mechanic on the other side of the garage got interested as well as the garage owner. THe senior mechanic stated that it may just be a wheel bearing and that it might be able to be "tightened". He stated that the ball joints look ok.
So I have 2 mechanics in the same shop disagreeing. I just got the truck back home and will take a look myself but really don't know much about front ends. One thing it does is occasionally clunks on a hard right lock-to-lock turn. Maybe that sheds some light on it.
Any words of wisdom? Pointers on what to look for? Opinions on what I can look for to help me get a MUD diagnosis?
Going out back now (12.20 EDT) to take a look... UGH. Hate having a rejected sticker in MA. Cops are brutal with it.
Now a mechanic on the other side of the garage got interested as well as the garage owner. THe senior mechanic stated that it may just be a wheel bearing and that it might be able to be "tightened". He stated that the ball joints look ok.
So I have 2 mechanics in the same shop disagreeing. I just got the truck back home and will take a look myself but really don't know much about front ends. One thing it does is occasionally clunks on a hard right lock-to-lock turn. Maybe that sheds some light on it.
Any words of wisdom? Pointers on what to look for? Opinions on what I can look for to help me get a MUD diagnosis?
Going out back now (12.20 EDT) to take a look... UGH. Hate having a rejected sticker in MA. Cops are brutal with it.