Just now rolling over 100k miles. Been feeling some steering weirdness so I get one front wheel up in the air and push at 3 and 9 and sure enough there's some wobble. Pushing at 12 and 6 gives no play at all.

Although I'll probably be replacing the worn part myself I need some help diagnosing what all might need to be replaced. And since I need an alignment anyway I've made a deal w/ my local Goodyear tire shop to do a pre alignment inspection and identify my bad part(s) so I can replace them before they do the job.

When I drop the car off what specific parts should I ask them to look at? I'm sure tie rod ends but what other kind of worn parts could be causing movement on the 3-9 push test?

 

Let the shop do their job and do the inspection thats what you are paying them for... They will go though the car and check for anything bad and give you a report.. nothing worse than a customer telling a shop what to inspect and how to do their job... if you have t tell the shop what to look for its time to find a new shop. They will probably pick up on everything in hops they get the job of doing the work