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"SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread" (SCR) 12/22/2013 at 17:26 • Filed to: None

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So a friend of mine hit a tree last night and shattered the fender on his Saturn SL1. No idea how to go about replacing plastic, but that's not the bigger problem. I haven't looked at it yet, but according to him, the front passenger tire will rotate, but not turn. I have no idea what could cause this. My initial thought was a broken tie rod, but that wouldn't cause the wheel to rotate, but not turn would it?

Ian Duer (320b) > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 12/22/2013 at 17:30

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Tie rod shouldn't effect rotation. It connects the steering rack to the wheel so it would cause it not to turn.

EL_ULY > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 12/22/2013 at 17:33

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Tie rod (inner, outer, or both) broken or ball joint on outer tie rod popped out. Tire will still rotate but that one side will not turn.

EL_ULY > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 12/22/2013 at 17:34

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fender is just nuts, bolts, and clips

Manuél Ferrari > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 12/22/2013 at 17:35

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You're not giving us the fun details. How did your friend go about hitting the tree?

dogisbadob > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 12/22/2013 at 17:45

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welded diff? :p

Pixel > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 12/22/2013 at 18:03

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SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread > Manuél Ferrari 12/22/2013 at 18:19

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Hit a slippery spot or something in the road and lost control. At least that's what I've gathered.

SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread > EL_ULY 12/22/2013 at 18:19

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Got it thank you.

SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread > Ian Duer (320b) 12/22/2013 at 18:20

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Thanks

SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread > dogisbadob 12/22/2013 at 18:20

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Hah! For drag racing, obviously.

Manuél Ferrari > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 12/22/2013 at 18:21

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bummer! glad your friend is ok

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 12/22/2013 at 18:21

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As long as you have a replacement fender for the Saturn, you should be fine with replacing it, as the panels are only held by bolts and clips.

As for the wheel not steering, It likely could mean a tie rod or ball joint. Since your friend crashed the car, I'm guessing either the tierod popped out, or it snapped off. To know for sure, you need to jack the car up on the side that has the problem. Also, when the tierod is missing, the wheel could all the sudden turn the other way when driving.

toddbarker - drives a death car > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 12/22/2013 at 19:07

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Note how I fixed mine. If you have the means, it's so choice.

SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread > toddbarker - drives a death car 12/22/2013 at 19:20

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HAHAHAHAHAHA

Desu-San-Desu > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 12/22/2013 at 20:53

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Tie rod or ball joint would both cause that issue. I'm thinking tie rod.

SteyrTMP > SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread 12/23/2013 at 02:03

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Location?