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Car pulls all over the place, like a really bad torque steer

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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 01:28 PM
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Default Car pulls all over the place, like a really bad torque steer

Hey everyone, so my car has been pulling it self all over the road and it's starting to get worse and worse. When I make a right turn, the car turns left by it self. I'm thinking it's my tie rods?

When I bought the car 3 years ago, both inner boots were torn and grease has been everywhere for a while now.

Maybe?

What parts do I need to replace these? Do the inner tie rods come with boots?Should I get inner and outer??
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 06:16 PM
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Default Re: Car pulls all over the place, like a really bad torque steer

matching front tires?
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 06:24 PM
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Default Re: Car pulls all over the place, like a really bad torque steer

yep, similar tread life. Oh and something "clicks" when i make a sharp right turn
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 06:32 PM
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Default Re: Car pulls all over the place, like a really bad torque steer

sounds like your axle is bad if there is a clicking sound
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 07:27 PM
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all the time matt
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 10:04 PM
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Default Re: Car pulls all over the place, like a really bad torque steer

Excessive toe out causes wandering. If your inner tie rod boots are indeed torn, then your steering rack is internally leaking. Clicking while driving would be bad axles.
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Old Sep 7, 2011 | 07:23 AM
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What do you mean by internally leaking? Will replacing the inner tie rod + boot + outer tie rod remedy the situation?
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Old Sep 9, 2011 | 02:30 AM
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I would replace inner and outer tie rods, go for an alignment to correct toe specs and then replace those CV axle(s) to eliminate clicking noise during turn.
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Old Sep 9, 2011 | 07:17 AM
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Start with an alignment. if your toe is out of wack then your vehicle will follow every groove in the road
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