Ok, having gotten the overheat issue from before taken care of and changed out the pass. half axle, a new problem has cropped up that has left my Riddlebox stranded at the local Wal-mart... the tie rods are going out, and going out fast, as I drove my friend in to work tonight I noticed it made what sounded like a rapid drum beating noise as I turned left, but not turning right, and it has begun listing to the right. Please bear in mind fellow Accord enthusiasts we are low income, so a cheaper fix if one exists would be ideal, or, if you happen to be somewhat close to us, help would also be much appreciated.

 

Noises are tough to diagnose over the web.

You will need to jack up one side of the front. Turn the steering wheel until it locks. Grab the tire. Push/pull at 3/9 o'clock. Do the same at 12/6 o'clock on the tire. There should be very little movement of the tire when you do this. If you have a lot of movement, try to locate the movement.

Since you just did work on the car, make sure you tightened the tie-rod nut, lower ball joint nut, and the bolt/nut that holds the wishbone in place.

 

Thing is when we replaced the half axle on the pass. side we didn't take off the tie rod or the wishbone, only the lower ball joint.

 

Also I noted the dost cover on both tie rods was in 2 pieces, not one

 

Well, this may be a moot point now, my car was just hit last night while parked at our local walmart, damage was moderate..... front bumper and electrical lighting harness was taken completely off, and there was more damage done to the driver side steering assembly