RED_90TEG

car: 2000 civic si

problem: when im driving like 30 and cruzing or even freeway speeds just cruzing not smashing on the gas the steering wheel just torq steers to the right by its self! and the car pulls to the right ! u can feel it sorta torq steering in nutral, but it shows up alot more while on the gas !!!!!

mods on the car: koni yellow/ gc es bushings skunk camber kit with swaped out bushings to es. cusco front lower tie bar..


any help plz ! can it b a axle? wheel bearing ? possibly tranny problem?


Modified by RED_90TEG at 11:11 AM 7/15/2007

RED_90TEG

suspension work was done a long time ago... ! the steering wheel is jerking/ torq steering to the right under light gassing/ acceleration! the wheel just jerks to the right ! its something new its never done b4

RED_90TEG

not really but the axle booths torn ! it does it at all speeds and it shows up more when ur on the gas or what ever it is, is under load from gas.

RED_90TEG

im off to work now all helpers thanks

Syndacate

LoL

Torque steer.

Go for an alignment, lmk how that works out.

Don't get one of those half-assed alignments that are like 50 bux, make sure it's a full 4 wheel camber/caster/toe alignment.

RED_90TEG

no clunking but is it possible to fry the bearings in the axle?

HiProfile

The moly grease thats in axles will eventually all fly out, but that **** lubes CV's like K-Y does a *****. Bad bearings will give you other symptoms, and if pulling is all you're seeing, its alignment. Even a small pothole at speed can toss the alignment out of wack when you have AFTERMARKET adjustable components in your suspension. Lower gas milage is one result from bad alignment, uneven/odd tire wear on one tire is another.

Take it to an alignment place that gives you the readings before & after, likely you have some spec tahts way out of wack.

DecentCivicZ6

sounds to me hes having the problem I have, the Lower control arm i believe...the one that runs a lil distance under the car, has a bushing, and when that bushing breaks, the arm is just dangling around in that lil area, allowing the tires to move up to 1/2 inch...

Is it very bad in the rain? like steering wheel jerks around?

RED_90TEG

i live in cali so its not raining now. it started couple days ago.. the car pulls to the right and the steering wheel just jerks to the right and its not just one jerk its sorta like the steering wheel is wobeling to the right, like its a non stop jerk when ur on the gas.. !
i have es bushings in it.. i dont think ony of the bushings are torn but ill check !

civicwagonman

brake caliper hanging up, or tire separating on that side. jack it up and see how easy it spins, and make sure the tire is round. could also be out of balance.

RED_90TEG

im going to replace the axle today ill let u guys know what happens !