Need help steering box? Car out of commission

Talked to the mechanic that did the first front end alignment apperently the upper control arm bushings are worn out in the middle and so are the lowers along with he says the struts are starting to go and the gearbox but I did tighten the gearbox and it is firm now with no play but has accentrated the problem with the cars sudden pull I also notice it started dragging the one tire after hitting a manhole and the top of the tire has moved out. Guess it was my bad for trusting the mechanics would actually tell me if there was something wrong there when they were working in there. Oh well car is getting parked for a while I might try marking the bolts and changing the bushings but I imagine the front end alignment will be off and I need to quit sinking money into cars. Thanks for all the help


So why did he even do the alignment? I wouldn't go back to that guy.

When I took my Barracuda in for an alignment the mechanic inspected the front end and said "Your lower driver side ball joint is bad" and told me they wouldn't align the car until it was replaced.

Basically you got ripped offÂ…. Your mechanic knew your front end needed a rebuild and the alignment wouldn't hold but he did the work and charged you for it anyway.