Hows it going guys im new to the forum and hondas! Im sure some thread has covered this topic but im in need of a nys inspection and just failed. The mechanic said i failed due to a bad drivers side control arm but from past experiences i beg to differ. I have a 96 4 door civic thats standard with coil overs, intake, headers to magnaflow cat-back. the drivers side tire has play but only in the 12 to 6 motion and i can see what looks to be a balljoint moving directly behind the brake assembly. is there a upper ball joint or tie rod end? thanks for any help, ps. the car doesnt click or anything when turning

 

Welcome in,yes there is an upper ball joint,here is a site that may help you http://www.ehow.com/way_5958269_hond...t-removal.html

 

well now the mechanic is saying that its an inner and outer tie rod. if it was the tie rod, wouldnt it be moving in a 9-3 motion? i just dont want to replace something that has no effect on the issue. thanks.

 

Not sure what you mean 9-3.

 

yeah this guy changed his story fro control arm to tie rods i would take it somewhere else if possible they sound sketchy.

 

Well instead of taking it anywhere i just decided to do it myself. So i got the outer tie rod off and just now got the tool for the inner. The new parts i got from autozone dont look exactly like the ones on there though... the outer is a bit bigger and the size of the inner (where the tool attaches) is much smaller? can i put the inner on by hand?? because the adapters only get larger to the tie rod remover tool. I dont want to have a shotty job on my tie rods. Thanks guys

 

Not sure I follow you,got to the site I refered to in post #2.

 

This one is pretty detailed too. http://autorepair.about.com/od/fixit...nt_replace.htm
Also i hope you have checked the basics beforehand. Battery, starters, carburetor, spark plugs etc etc etc.

 

96 Civic dosen't have a Carb,it's fuel injected.