am geting piss off ...?? steering problem..

[DRIFTKNIGHT_240]

am not good threat maker definately but i need help?

my problems is that my steering wheel goes to the left when i slam the brakes , only the s/wheel move the car keep going straight ..

done al;readyi bleed the brake system check tire pressuerereplace tension rodsbut i notice that my tie rodsoutter rubber (close to the tire) is mess up can this affect somehow and make my steering wheel do that ????????

please hellp me ...??

sorry for the s***ty english

Modified by DRIFTKNIGHT_240 at 5:17 PM 9/24/2009
Modified by DRIFTKNIGHT_240 at 5:48 PM 9/24/2009

[DRIFTKNIGHT_240]

bump......

[DRIFTKNIGHT_240]

BUMP

[locoluna825]

it pulls to the left? its very likely one of your calipers is weaker than the other. The left caliper is squeezing harder when you brake and the right isn't as hard, causing the left wheel to spin less than the right wheel and turning your car to the left.

[240dx]

did you replace one side on pads and not the other

[DRIFTKNIGHT_240]

bro the only that goes to the left is the steering wheel not the car,,...

the car keep going straight

[DRIFTKNIGHT_240]

and yea i changed all pads and put brand new

[locoluna825]

oh the car doesn't go left? if its your stearing wheel you got something fed up and loose somewhere in the suspension.

[DRIFTKNIGHT_240]

you think that the tie rods can cause that cuz mines are kind of mess up..

[locoluna825]

kinda? whats really going on down there? show us some pics or something some time. my car used to fishtail over slight bumps on the freeway going 70 mph. you know why because my upper control arms and sub frame was kinda messed up.
Modified by locoluna825 at 3:37 PM 9/25/2009

[wht240sx]

you think that the tie rods can cause that cuz mines are kind of mess up..

Switch your tie rods side to side and see what happens. If theres no change then its not your tie rods.

[blacksrjdm]

Probably the rack bushings, or tie rods. Check the ball joints, bushings, and all suspension arms in the front. Buy a set of urathane rack bushings, get a set of new inner and outer tie rods. And then get an alignment.

Could have a bad wheel bearing, could be alot of things. If you have no clue as I have seen here that you dont, take it to an alignment shop and they will tell you what is bad.

[blacksrjdm]

and yea i changed all pads and put brand new

Did you install new rotors, Did you have them resurfaced? How does the face of the rotor look?

[240tunerguy]

check all of your suspension and steering parts. calipers. the rack could be doing it. mines bad and it does the same thing. pretty much everything as stated above.

[baron_harkkonen]

I'm willin to bet that its the steering gear goin out on the input side.

[OutToWinPAHC]

Switch your tie rods side to side and see what happens. If theres no change then its not your tie rods.

Worst idea ever.... That would be a hell of a lot of work, and if it wasn't needed then now you need an alignment. To check tie rods, jack the up and check the wheel for play.

Could be a sticky caliper. Did you lube the slides? Or worse spray anti squeal on them? Also try rebleeding again

[ashibah83]

Worst idea ever.... That would be a hell of a lot of work, and if it wasn't needed then now you need an alignment. To check tie rods, jack the up and check the wheel for play.

QFT

[wht240sx]

It will take some work, but OP seems to think it's his tie rod causing the problem. It's only a suggestion. To me it sounds like he needs a tie rod and alignment anyway. He should count how revolutions it takes to take off the tie rods on each side, then spin them on the same amount. It will get him close. believe me, I replace tie rods all day. If it was a caliper binding issue, the car would have a pull and not go strait.

[DRIFTKNIGHT_240]

ok i'll try all that tomorrow and see wat s the prob cuz is really annoying ...

Thanks all of you!!!

[ashibah83]

believe me, I replace tie rods all day. If it was a caliper binding issue, the car would have a pull and not go strait.

so do i, being an ASE certified technician, working at an independent repair shop, but when we want to check to see if someones tie rods are faulty, we dont change their sides and see if anything changes, we jack up the car and check for play, that just seems like A LOT of unnecessary work for a $18 part

[wht240sx]

I'm ASE certified too, I agree, if his tie rods have free play, they need replaced first. I'm just trying to help OP DIAG his probelm before he spends money on parts or paying people like us to fix his problem. Its just a way to ELIMATE the possibilty of a tie rod concern.

[baron_harkkonen]

I'm ASE certified too, I agree, if his tie rods have free play, they need replaced first. I'm just trying to help OP DIAG his probelm before he spends money on parts or paying people like us to fix his problem. Its just a way to ELIMATE the possibilty of a tie rod concern.

F***in right! I'm ASE cert as well. Throwin parts at it, reminds me of a shop I worked at. Dumba** "head mechanic" kept swapin parts in order to find out the problem. Lots of money wasted. Idiot. Proved him wrong one day, got laid off. Neway, get that thing in the air, take pics, check for any play with COMPLETE steering system, and check your wheel bearings as well.

[DRIFTKNIGHT_240]

i check the tie rods, steering rack bushings and bearings and everything was working good not play at all .... also i rebleed the system again so am going t take the calipers apart and going to clean them !! ( it might be dirty )

[DRIFTKNIGHT_240]

okay final result the problem was that the left lower arm was loosenn and it has play that explain why the steering wheel move to the left ....

anyways thank u all !!!!!!

[baron_harkkonen]

GOOD JOB!