Tie rod or rack and pinion
Ok I need to know how do I tell myself on which one is needed to replace? My rack/pinion I was told was bad by some people on here. THen i went to a couple of shops like Tire kingdom and mineike. I told them that my steering has delays when say like iam changing lanes or turning sharp it makes a noise in my steering colum. Well one of the guys from minekiee came out to my car and said its the blue one right. I said "yea" he just puts his arm inside my car and turns the steering wheel back and fourth and then says "O its your tie rods". Soo i want to make sure before i getted ripped off with this if that sounds right to anyone on here.
It just doesnt seem to me like that would be the problem. How would my tie rods make that squealing sound when iam turning or clunk clunk noise. I dont know. Just please help me out so i can pin point the problem get the parts and fix it soon.
=============Details on whats going on when iam driving=======
*The steering wheel when i turn it makes a noise like a clunk clunk while iam turning.
*On times when changeing lanes its takes more then the usual to turn the wheel like a delay or something.
*Yea it does seem to give me alot of freeplay.
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WTB:A clean 90-91 civic hatchback. Red or black or white in color. Good exterior. Looking to spend around $2,000.