Can shake the wheels back and forth

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Well to start off with i have a 98 svt tour..I just recently replaced the drivetrain..And just noticed today i could move my wheels back and forth nothing that bad..Not sure what it could be so i took both the wheels of and tighted my hub nuts..( Since i removed them to take out the driverside axle)..And put it all back together still same thing on both sides..Could it be wheel bearings?...I did some research and didnt find excatly what i was looking for..Sorry if i posted in the wrong Forum..Could someone stair me in the rite direction..

I seem to recall that being an axle problem. Didn't Goonz have trouble with that around SZ?

if the wheel studs are tightened and you can shake the wheel, then the wheel bearings are bad.

Originally posted by beyondloadedSE:
if the wheel studs are tightened and you can shake the wheel, then the wheel bearings are bad.

Most likely, but also look at your tie rods and ball joints.

Originally posted by MapOfTaziFoSho:

Originally posted by beyondloadedSE:
if the wheel studs are tightened and you can shake the wheel, then the wheel bearings are bad.

Most likely, but also look at your tie rods and ball joints.

Werd. I think if the wheel has movement when you have your hands at the 12 and 6 position of the tire, then it's a bearing, but if it's from 9 to 3, then it could be tie rods or ball joints.

Mark

Have the LCA's been replaced? When the inner bushings go out on the LCA's the wheel will move back and forth.

Originally posted by Y2KSVT:

Werd. I think if the wheel has movement when you have your hands at the 12 and 6 position of the tire, then it's a bearing, but if it's from 9 to 3, then it could be tie rods or ball joints.

Mark

up and down being lose is ball joints.

Side to side being lose is tie rods bad