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left turn slop

beastin1

beastin1

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Heres the problem and it's only noticeble at slow speeds when in parking lots or similar circumstances....
but when turning left, and left only(right turns fine) I notice a slight slop or slight tug on the steering wheel or even mild wobble if you will.... I've checked the wheel bearing and its fine, tie rods and steering arms all tight, but the cv half axle is able to move in and outward just slightly, not sloppy though.... so i'm wondering if this sounds like the culprit, or is there something else i'm missing??? what do you guys think?
as i said before at higher speeds it's not noticeable...but slow tighter left turns and ya can't miss it.....
thanks
 


beastin1 said:
Heres the problem and it's only noticeble at slow speeds when in parking lots or similar circumstances....
but when turning left, and left only(right turns fine) I notice a slight slop or slight tug on the steering wheel or even mild wobble if you will.... I've checked the wheel bearing and its fine, tie rods and steering arms all tight, but the cv half axle is able to move in and outward just slightly, not sloppy though.... so i'm wondering if this sounds like the culprit, or is there something else i'm missing??? what do you guys think?
as i said before at higher speeds it's not noticeable...but slow tighter left turns and ya can't miss it.....
thanks
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The CV shaft shouldn't have any matter in your turning. That is all taken care of with the steering rack, tie rods, etc. If your tie rods are good (make sure to check inner and outer), then I would be leaning towards the steering rack. They are known to go bad on higher mileage cars.
 
Zef_66 said:
The CV shaft shouldn't have any matter in your turning. That is all taken care of with the steering rack, tie rods, etc. If your tie rods are good (make sure to check inner and outer), then I would be leaning towards the steering rack. They are known to go bad on higher mileage cars.
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i'll check that out....but the mileage is only at 65k, one other note is that the problem developed after accelerating very hard through a right curve, and yes that is the opposite of the turning problem.....
 
Yeah, I agree with Zef, make sure to check out the inner tie rods too. But the thing that sticks out in my mine is the front strut mounts. So check them out as well. Good luck!!
 
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