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OK.. heres whats wrong... on my way to pick up the eclipse to take back to school to work on, definitly got a small, I believe ice caused, chip in my windshield that immediatly spawned a 8inch or so crack horizontally across the windshield, just a couple inches higher than would be in my direct view of the road. its now about 14 inches long. I'm planning on claiming this on my insurance, just wondering if there are any key words/phrases i should mention to make sure they cover it. (state farm insurance)

Next problem, My alignment is off on my car (toe is out on both sides by about 1 degree) which I believe is caused by both inner and outer tie rods being bent. How expensive would this be to fix?

Next, my moms car is getting a misfire on cylinder 1 about once every.... say 3 months. It also is now registering a failure on the 3rd O2 sensor.. (not sure if its the heater circuit or not) What kinds of things should I be looking for, and what things could I eliminate for my mechanic if it comes to that. (we're pretty friendly)


And if you feel extra helpful... I'm having a problem with that 93 GSX... i'll post on the DSM forum for that, but PM if you're curious. (might just be a failed battery now, already replaced the alternator... boy was that fun :rolleyes: )

Hey greg come onto aim more so we can talk

here's hoping Tim got with you & helped. just in case:

State Farm, in Florida anyway, has a zero deductable for windshield damage. There's very little hassle about it.

I think the tie rods are about $70 each, but if it's just 1 degree I'm thinking this could be worked out without replacing - not being nosy, but why do you think the tie rods got bent (and I'm assuming) while all else is OK?

Don't know about three O2 sensor cars and if that could contribute to a misfire.

As to the DSM, I've been swapping a transverse V-6 out (daughter's 95 Lexus ES300). Now that's fun. If anybody EVER catches me complaining about difficulty for ANYTHING on the SVX - please remind me - and none to gently.

well, the toe is normally adjusted by a bolt on the tie rods, in between the inner and outer. however, that bolt absolutly won't move... i've (well not really me so much as my sister and friend) have slid into curbs, one per side. i think the bolt may have jumped threads, and may have caused the tie rods to bend. either way, I can't adjust the toe without replaceing, or modifying the tie rods...


yeah.. transverse mounted is such a PITA. although i'm sure that v6 is more so than most... heh