Here I thought my troubles were over after rectifying the gluk sound another mysterious sound came up. Pop pop pop pop!!! Arrrgh!! >_<
Initially it only appeared when I hit a dip in the road turning to the right.
Off I go to Tan Chong in Prai to see if they would want to entertain me. To be honest, I'm utterly frustrated given the run around by the 2 SC's in Penang island. So what better way to spend your Saturdays right?
Drove into the service center around 2.45pm. Walked into the reception area and was greeted by Mr Low. Told him I needed an opinion on some troubling sound and noises I've been having and that I've not been getting anywhere with the SC's on the island. As busy as every one was, he arranged an experienced foreman, Mr Ganesan to perform a test drive to determine the root cause.
I told Ganesan about the steering freeplay and the pop sound when i hit a dip taking turns and off we went finding bumps to attack.
Came back to the SC and he dismantled my left wheel and decoupled the tie rod after performing some test on both the front and back wheels. He was pretty sure it was the tie rod. After setting the tie rod loose, he confirmed it was the tie rod. There was too much free play.
Unfortunately they didn't have replacement parts at hand. This means I'll have to go back to get this done. Darn. He advised me to change both the tie rods at one go and it could be done "anywhere". Also mentioned the Akimono brake pads from Singapore have very nice grip. *hint* *hint*
They did not charge me diagnosis. I'm not sure I should be happy though since now I have to replace the tie rods... uuugh... more money...
Found some inner tie rod replacement guides just to get a feel what would happen.
- IF IT JAMS - Replacing the Inner Tie Rod (with YouTube video)
- Removal of Inner Tie Rod - Saturn S (YouTube Video
Troubleshooting Guide
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