The car was on the ground and the e-brake was set. I noticed that the wheel looked like it was actually moving forward and backwards when I would grab it and try to rotate it.
I had my fiancé attempt to roll the wheel forward and back while I got under to take a look(e-brake was still on, rear wheels were chocked car was in park).
I found that the bushing/nut where the sway bar ties into the LCA is moving about an 1/8 of an inch. This can be seen in the video below. This was also causing the entire strut assembly to move forward and backwards. I actually did the(and usually do this any time I'm jacking the car up) hands on 12 and 6 and then 3 and 9 shake test to check the ball joint and tie rod ends before I started the brakes, and all seemed fine. I also shoved a pry bar under the tire to check for movement which turned up OK.
My questions:
Is the car safe to drive or am I just probably cupping the tires and getting some slop in the steering wheel.
It does drive fine with no noticeable noises.
