Anyway i can diagnose based off of this?
#caliper(?) grinding against inside of tire, and wheel wiggles when holding 3 and 9 positions
storm iris
Front wheel? Likely a tie rod end has play, for that side to side motion. For that caliper, you likely have a missing caliper mounting bolt or bolts. This is a “do not drive until it is fixed” kind of problem. Show us a photo of the back of your brake caliper, from the inside looking out, please.
Year make model too please
urban apex
I can try to do that pic but cant take wheel off. My sockets are in a family members truck and i have no lug wrench for some reason
06 Jeep Commander 3.7L
storm iris
Ok cool, no worries but at least a pic to confirm the mounting of that caliper
modest thicket
Hi
urban apex
Welp, right from the thumbnail id say youre right sir
storm iris
Nice! Glad you caught it now rather than later. Good news, fairly common part, high probability your local parts store has them on the shelf
urban apex
So the rocking tire, thats most likely a tie rod? Initial thought without looking at anything was ball joints but i dont see any bad play there
storm iris
Tie rod end is suspect. re-create that 3-9 rocking test and video the tie rod end, you should see the play.
Outer tie rod end that is
urban apex
So someone yesterday recommended a video to me from Chrisfix(of course) and in it he said to put a crow bar under the tire while its jacked up and see if the tire has any play which is also in this video im sending so im not sure if thats a separate issue
storm iris
Holy cow that whole tie rod is moving. Is your steering wheel moving when you shake the wheel like that?
urban apex
I didnt have a chance to take a look but i can if pertinent
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storm iris
Yep. And see if the other front wheel is moving when you move the one.
urban apex
Brb then lmao
I feel like you might be right because in the video he can wiggle his tie rod cause its bad. I cannot do that at all
storm iris
Right. You may simply have play in your whole steering assembly, which as long as the wheels move in sync, is much less of a problem than play in the tie rod end
urban apex
Right. You may simply have play in your whole steering assembly, which as long ...
Are there any symptoms i should look out for to tell if my wheels are out of sync?
storm iris
Hahahaha ok. Then your tie rods likely just fine. Good diagnostic work!
urban apex
And only other thing is there is rattling when hitting bumps, but thats only came up after the grinding sound slowed down so i wonder if thats the caliper moving around?
Cause you can tell its not lined up right either
storm iris
Could be. Fix that caliper first and then test drive again to check for sounds.