wheel hop feeling at the wheel, when you drive ???

Wheel hoping feeling at the steering wheel, as you drive at low speed. this feeling is pretty cyclic ad can be sometimes really irritating. Here are a few possibilities that might be thought of
1. Wheel bearing needs to be changed. Check if your bearing is presfit on the shaft.
2. Unevenly bent wheel rim due to something else.
3. Check the CV joint and it cover as well.

Yoko

How to check front struts of the car ?

When the car is parked, try to grip and hold the car from the underside of either fenders and then try to lift the car and let go, look to see how hard or soft it is to lift and see how it springs back. Softer the lift, better your strut quality is.
This check is a must for all used cars thats up for sale.

Yoko

How to check tie-rod in a car ?

When the car is idling, try to turn the wheel either ways and try to listen for some kind of ticking sound as you spin the wheel.
If you hear the tick sound, then , for sure, your tie rod needs to be replaced or has to greased and tightened.

Yoko

what are tie rods ?

All vehicles, no matter what make or model have tie rod ends.On vehicles with Rack and Pinion Steering there are only two, but on others, there are four.The tie rod end attaches to the steering knuckle on each front wheel on Rack and Pinion Steering.On non-R&P steering, there is one attached to the steering knuckle on each front wheel and one attached to the long bar that controls both wheels for steering, called a Tie Rod Drag Link.This link is connected to the pitman arm coming from the steering gear-box and also connected to an idler arm for stability purposes.The little tie rod ends on non R&P screw into a sleeve with both right-handed threads and left-handed threads.
When you have the toe-in set on your vehicle, the technician can loosen two bolts and nuts and twist this sleeve¡...this makes the tires go out or in.It is very important to have these tie rod ends greased every time you have the oil and filter changed in the engine.The importance in greasing them is to keep them moving freely.If they get dry they will wear out quickly.

If they wear out, they can come apart. If they come apart, you won't be able to steer your vehicle. Not a good thing. Now, grant you, on some of the newer vehicles the manufacturers decided to leave off the grease fittings.These tie rods come pre-packed and will last a very long time.
But, you should have them 'checked ' at each oil change.Some have a threaded hole for the grease fitting, but they have a small cap over them.You can remove the cap and add a fitting so you can grease it.Any time you replace a tie rod end, be sure to grease it, and the others if you can.