Hey,
So this just started happening a couple of days ago. Its very random, happens very regularly sometimes, and very speratically others. Whats happens is, I will be shifting, accelerating, braking, or just crusing and I will feel just a very small jerk in the steering wheel. Its a jerk to the left, and its maybe just a couple of degrees, and then it just corrects itself right away. Its almost as though I am hitting something in the road that makes my steering wheel jerk, but its a little bit more violent.
As I say, I cant replicate it when I want. Its very much on its own. The most it happened was when I was heel-toe-downshifting on an offramp last night.
I popped my hood, the P/S belt is not loose. I let the car idle and I watch the belt, everything seems to be ok.
Any ideas? I have never come across anything like this before.
Thanks for the help.


Modified by NoBottleJustThrottle at 9:20 AM 4/3/2006

 

I would say check the 17mm bolt at your lower control arm

 

does it happen when you hit a bump? it could be bumpsteer... in which case you would want to check you steering rack.

 

would bumbsteer be caused by a bent inner tie rod?

 

No, its not even when I hit a bump in the road. As far as I can tell its completely random...which is weird. Sometimes it has one right after another for as many as 4 times. Sometimes its just once.

 

Bump.
Thanks for the help so far guys!

 

check tires/tire pressure, alignment, suspension

 

camber wear?

 

no camber wear what so ever. Tires are pretty new (maybe a month and a half). Thanks for the info though. Keep it comming guys.
I am going to check all the bearings, nuts, and bolts around my suspension this weekend.

 

camber kit is loose if you have em