igo4bmx

I hit a manhole cover that some stupid kid probably pulled up from off the street and left it open. Well I ran the right side of my car over the cover and now my steering wheel shakes and wants to steer for me now
any ideas on what I should check for? I'm pissed cuz the night that this happened, I got an alignment that morning!

lohatch

probably need to get another alignment, also might wanna make sure there arent any damaged parts in your suspension.

blackhatchy

sounds like you need an alignment.

kommon_sense

That sounds like more than a simple alignment problem. IIRC, manhole covers are only 1.5-2" thick. It shouldn't have caused much of a problem. What sized wheels and tires are you running? You may not have had enough rubber to protect the wheel. i would inspect the rim and make sure that it isn't bent.

Getting the wheel balanced will tell you if it is bent and it is much cheaper than an alignment.

93CivicSI

Bent wheel, alignment is most likely off, bent tie rod, bent knuckle assembly.

deadeyehatch

i had a similar incident. the city was workin on a section of road, and apparently they forgot to put the manhole cover back on. well it was right at a stop sign, i was slowin down in my probe gt that i had at the time. well, the front drivers side tire fell right in. got a flat tire and scraped the underside of my car up. i was pretty angry

hondasleeper

You could probably take it up with the city and make a complaint. They might cover the damage if you can prove it is their fault.

Donkey85

most places have like a 30day warranty on alignments so if u just got it done that day go back to them and tell them it isn't right. they make take it back in and try to fix it for free. on a side note i don't think i would tell them about what happened because they may want to charge u for another one due to it not being their fault u know what i mean? so take it back and try just be like it still pulls to the side

good luck

-auSTIn-

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good luck </TD></TR></TABLE>

haha good idea man, take this guys advice....

bad93ex

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Did you get money for this?

When I hit a cone off of a company truck I got a check so fast it even surprised me.