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steering wheel problem or alignment??
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 10:27 PM
now when i drive the steering wheel is turned slighlty to the right to keep the car straight. if you put the wheel straight then the car goes to the left. now sometimes I can drive with it straight or even slightly turned to the left. my tires are wearing down so i guess that it is not that i need an alignment. could it be the inner tie rods or just that something is loose and needs to be tightened up. maybe its the steering rack or something?




Re: steering wheel problem or alignment??
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 10:31 PM
did you recently go to the dealership to get the recall done on the steering...cause the same thing happened on my 97 after they did the recall



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Re: steering wheel problem or alignment??
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 10:35 PM
not recently but i think 2 years ago when i first got the car. i remember it had to go in for something witht the rack and pinion.



Re: steering wheel problem or alignment??
Wednesday, October 19, 2005 1:55 PM
If you let go of the wheel when driving, does the car drift to one side? If it does, you have a toe problem, and need an alignment. If it doesn't, then the steering wheel is just not straight, and I would recommend you get an alignment, since it will wear the steering rack abnormally. So, either way, you should get an alignment.




Re: steering wheel problem or alignment??
Wednesday, October 19, 2005 2:36 PM
Time for an alignment.



Re: steering wheel problem or alignment??
Wednesday, October 19, 2005 10:14 PM
i guess its time for an alignment then



Re: steering wheel problem or alignment??
Saturday, October 29, 2005 1:54 PM
did the alignment fix your woes?


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Re: steering wheel problem or alignment??
Saturday, October 29, 2005 3:19 PM
havent had the time to go yet and get one. i think a little bit of the problem was my tire pressure. the fronts were too low and then last week i put it to the correct amount. i think my gauge is broken because it said 30 but tires were too low. i went to the gas station and used their gauge and now the car rides better. my gauge reads their 30 as being 36. now the wheel is just a little bit off when going straight .



Re: steering wheel problem or alignment??
Sunday, October 30, 2005 9:24 PM
My car does the same thing, but I think mine is a contribution of many problems....

Bad front strut mounts.
Uneven wear on tires from bad allignment
Possibly bad inner tie rods.



Re: steering wheel problem or alignment??
Sunday, October 30, 2005 9:26 PM
well i kno its not the strut mounts and the tires arent wearing down unevenly so i have no idea what it is.



Re: steering wheel problem or alignment??
Monday, October 31, 2005 11:42 AM
Have you modded your suspension at all? Could be bad inner tie rods if it pulls.




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