So i had a bit of a mishap while driving in the backroads, all in all i hit a large patch of dirt and spun out and slid into a ditch which flipped my car onto its passenger side.

while driving it back the streering was horrible. i was scared to push it pass 30mph. but yeah took off my tire and snapped some pictures and this is the result of that night















so my question is, how bad is this?? how hard is it replace? and what needs to be replaced? and how much do you think it'll cost to fix it?? thanx in advance



i don't want this car to die and rot any help would be nice

 

that looks exactly like wut i just fixed on my car u need to replace steering knukle assembly and outer tie rod need new ball joints

 

Patient: "Doc, it hurts when I do this."



Doctor: "Don't do that!"

 

you need inner and outer tie rods and the ball joint, at least. might as well do the other side ball joint and outer tie rod while you're in there.



fb01-34-550 is the ball joint

8af1-32-280 is the outer tie rod

fb01-32-240a is the inner tie rod for the power steering rack



its not that expensive. might need a knuckle and wheel bearings too

 

I get factory Mazda balljoints from Autozone. Reboxed in another company name (General?), but the joint is still in the mazda bag with P/N and blue Mazda sticker.

 

were you the guy that flipped his car around new hope????

 

lets see pics of the whole car woooo!

 

check for wheel bearing play. ALso check that the steering rack is still centered on the subframe. 17 years would've left a dirt mark .If it's shifted, undo the clamp and slide the rack back.



Check for cracks on the a-arm. replace parts that mike has listed and maybe do an alignment?

 

factory part is always better, sometimes stuff like that is a deal too, sometimes not