Front spring problems

[90probe GL]

When I turn the wheel my front springs make sounds and when you are driving straight sometimes it will like get stuck an pull to the side really hard an if you jerk it the other way it stops an you can drive straight With out touching wheel..any ideas

[92fordjk]

It sounds like your strut bearing. It's a plastic bearing between your spring plate and strut mount. I installed mine wrong and it sounded terrible and turned bad.

[93pgtravis]

it sounds like the strut bearing to me also. usually when this goes, when you turn the wheel will it will not return straight automatically

[90probe GL]

All I seen fall out was a bunch of plastic washers do I need them back on?

[92fordjk]

That would be your bearing. It's a real thin gray piece.

[92fordjk]

You definitely need them on. You have to drop the strut compress the spring and take off the mount its not a hard job if you have the right tools. If you can you might want to replace the strut while it's out.

[solerpwr]

Make sure you mark the strut mount, and get the right bearing or bushing. There are several different ones for the first gen probes, but it should match your year and make as long as some else didn't swap things around. I would also bring the front end off the ground and rotate left and right and make sure its not the rack and pinion catching.

[90probe GL]

I put the plactic set that fell ou back in that fixed it

[92fordjk]

Awesome

[TRWeiss1]

Yeah that would be a strut bushing, not a strut bearing.