Hey Guys. So. Last year, some jackass kid blew a stop sign and hit my right front corner.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L4ceTg7RFbf-uf-4qZtHWQX8LqynBZ2k/view
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1khg3Ah2_Cjhg3mVFJDAmlocth2WFY9OV
Then several months later, just before my job shut down, my car was vibrating heavily at highway speeds.
I went and took it for a balancing. that didn't do much. then i tried an alignment. still nothing. figured the tires
might be in bad shape since accident, and while one had irregular wear on one side, it wasn't the problem.
so i tried different places to get another alignement and balancing and even had Sears Auto inspect the suspension.
They found nothing. so everyday for several weeks, i went outside, put the car on jackstands and tried looking for issues.
I thought, let me check the brakes. front right caliper had a sluggish guide pin.
went to Autozone, got a new one. didn't fit. tried again and they gave the right one this time.
still not the problem. so i'm told about Roadforce balancing because at that point, the vibration is severe after 70,
but came on early at almost any speed past 50 when turning the right lane or right bends on the highway. still nothing.
At this point i'm unemployed, with limited funds and checking the ball joints, control arms, struts, sway bar, tie rods,
put the car on 4 jackstands with a camera on small tripod to check axles on all 4 wheels.not a damn thing.
The car was still burning oil and after almost 50,000 miles nagging SOA, they decided to go ahead and drop a new
shortblock in. i decided to put in a new clutch while engine was out. Vibration thing, even dealer can't find it.
They gave me a 2019 Legacy loaner while they had my car, and then this happened before hitting 700 miles on the odometer.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j5JlRnOhNTxwlLfsFZ95k3jhrWEScbWA/view
Got my car back, I'm still trying to find vibration. found metal shavings all over left suspension. I panicked and called the
manager at dealer. they told me they had to grind a bolt off or something and that's likely where that came from.
they took the car to (halfassed) clean it out. I told a friend to put it on the lift at work and give it a final look before i
replaced the whole suspension. he also found nothing until he leaned on the front edge of the left front tire. It gave way. :spin::spin:
The front bushing of the lower control arm gave out. only way to find it was to push on only the front end of the front wheel.
I replaced both lower control arms, got new balancing and alignment and found there is a slight bend on 2 of the wheels. Not major, but :spin:
So, Its was fun chasing that around. Winter was coming up and decided to take the roofrack off so its easier to clear the snow off it.......
https://drive.google.com/open?id=13lep8D927Aa-fxRBToeN1sS14fgjrgUY
You know what. F u c k i t.:spin::spin:
We went and my wife decided she wanted the Ascent 2 weeks ago for her car.
Right now i'm sitting on how the F... i get that shit off my paint.