03 lancer has a noise and vibration

[T2urtle]

my gf's 2003 lancer has a couple of ticks over 50k miles. recently has this weird noise at first. the noise ONLY happens when you are coasting. when your on the gas pedal the noise isn't present but say you get up to 30mph and just let the car coast to a stop it makes this weird noise, like a humming noise, while coasting the humming noise instantly stops if the brakes are applied.

when she told me this i was thinking in my head a possible broken muffler bracket or something near the cat that broke and is moving around. then she tells me now it got worst
, she now tells me its noise + vibartion and squeek/moans.

now i'm completely lost in the sense of were to look.

i'm going to jack up the car and look at the my gut instinct which tells me the vibration is due to the exhaust stuff hopefully i see something broken or loose. the squeeks, moan and humming noises i suspect might be the rear drums. the front brakes have been done 3 times by me but i never touch the rears because i dont know how to do shoes.

 

[T2urtle]

it was the driver side tie rod, the end was making the noise, too much slop/ play in it and the inner was bent causing it vibe.

i know how to do outers and they are cake. but how to do get to the inner. i know it screws off but the boot covers what i need to reach and it doesn;t look like it slides off. Do i cut the boot and replace it ?

 

[ballmode]

Inners are a pain

 

[T2urtle]

actually i might be wrong... the play might be due to wheel bearings... but i know there is a LOT of play in the tie rod ends, so thats going to be replaced, but wheel bearing might need to be done as well since they fall under the symptoms.

 

[T2urtle]

tie rods are done, 2.5 hours and done. no wheel bearing.

whats typical price alignments these days at a local tire chain? $50-75