# Civic once again drinking my MONEY! **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [August 8, 2006, 4:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/civic-once-again-drinking-my-money/15654 "2006-08-08T04:51:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rugsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rugsr/32/7474_2.png) [@rugsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rugsr)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 4:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/civic-once-again-drinking-my-money/15654/1 "2006-08-08T04:51:48Z")
OK so for a while the front end seemed loose and I kinda kept putting it off. Well I hit a golf ball in the road and the tire felt like it came off, it didnt though. So after work let me go from my shackels…i took the civic to my mechanic. He said the Inner tir rod on the driver side has about 1" of play…the pass side is OK. I shock both wheels with the car in the air and YUP drivers front wheel shock back and forth while passenger wheel stayed tight…LIKE IT FRIGN SHOULD. QUESTION: How hard is it to fix myself. He said about 1hr labor which would be around 50BUX…should i takle this or let him do it. The part is only $20bux CAR: 1994 Honda Civic EX Automatic 2dr Thanks guys ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 5:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/civic-once-again-drinking-my-money/15654/2 "2006-08-08T05:00:49Z")
tie rods are easy to do u just need a pickle for which are like 20 bux to buy or rent one from autozone…u have to count all the turns that the tie-rod threads on to get it close enough to drvie for a couple of days until u can get an alignment…which i recommend u do since its ur DD and u dont want to kill tires ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/civic-once-again-drinking-my-money/15654/3 "2006-08-08T05:36:24Z")
20-30 beans for the part. as long as the end comes off the rod its an easy job. if it doesnt, it will make you swear alot; however, i have only seen that happen once or twice. ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/civic-once-again-drinking-my-money/15654/4 "2006-08-08T05:41:22Z")
Hmm, $70 bux replaced by a mechanic doesnt exactly sound like its “drinking all you money” Do a search on honda-tech and tackle it yourself ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/civic-once-again-drinking-my-money/15654/5 "2006-08-08T05:49:31Z")
20 bux on a haynes manual or 10 bux on Ebay for the Factory Service Manual is also a good investement ---
**Author:** ![rugsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rugsr/32/7474_2.png) [@rugsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rugsr)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/civic-once-again-drinking-my-money/15654/6 "2006-08-08T07:31:39Z")
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