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Old 03-08-2007, 07:10 PM
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noticeable pull to the left

whenever I drive I have a pretty bad pull to the left, what is causing this and how can I fix it?
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Old 03-08-2007, 07:35 PM
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Get an allignment done at a place where you can buy tires for your car. Shouldn't be more than $100.
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Old 03-08-2007, 07:45 PM
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It was strange, I was driving last weekend and I noticed that my steering wheel was shaking A LOT. I was unsure if it was the fact that it was cold out and maybe the struts were frozen, but I'm not sure...

It has not happened as dramatic as it was then. I'm not sure if it's because I'm paying closer attention to it, or the weather has warmed up a bit. Any suggestions???

Also, I have not had an alignment in a LONG time, but overall the steering seems .... ok
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I'm just wondering if it's a camber issue dur to my car being lowered, but it's been there ever since I bought the car, got an alignment a few months ago, but it didn't seem to make it much better. I'll have one of my mechanic friends look at it.
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Originally Posted by maxima_million
It was strange, I was driving last weekend and I noticed that my steering wheel was shaking A LOT. I was unsure if it was the fact that it was cold out and maybe the struts were frozen, but I'm not sure...

It has not happened as dramatic as it was then. I'm not sure if it's because I'm paying closer attention to it, or the weather has warmed up a bit. Any suggestions???

Also, I have not had an alignment in a LONG time, but overall the steering seems .... ok
the shaking... alignment issues
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Old 03-08-2007, 08:26 PM
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on alignment.

You should get an alignment whenever you buy new tires...so hopefully it hasn't been that long.
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and check your CV boots!
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Old 03-09-2007, 04:36 AM
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usually shaking = tires out of balance, pulling one direction = alignment is off
most shops only charge $25 or so to rebalance tires, if you're getting an alignment done, they might throw it in for free.
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Old 03-09-2007, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by maxima_million
It was strange, I was driving last weekend and I noticed that my steering wheel was shaking A LOT. I was unsure if it was the fact that it was cold out and maybe the struts were frozen, but I'm not sure...

It has not happened as dramatic as it was then. I'm not sure if it's because I'm paying closer attention to it, or the weather has warmed up a bit. Any suggestions???

Also, I have not had an alignment in a LONG time, but overall the steering seems .... ok

thanks for jacking my thread
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Uneven tire pressure, frozen/sticking calipers, bad tie rods, or alignment can cause pulling (did you replace anything or hit something that can cause your alignment to go bad?)
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