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Old Sep 14, 2014 | 02:13 PM
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I have a 2010 Civic LX-S with an alignment issue. Since i hit a curb a few days ago, the steering has been hard to one side and normal-ish to the other. The impact was so hard i had to replace the hydraulic motor mount on the passenger side. I'm conflicted with replacing the rack and pinion and tie rod ends as well since the suspension looks fair with no visible damage. Maybe an alignment will do, but i would hate to be wrong and have to do the job anyways. What should i do?
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Old Sep 14, 2014 | 04:52 PM
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Alignment for sure, tie rod ends are a possibility. Any noticeable bend in the wheels?
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Old Sep 15, 2014 | 08:06 AM
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Alignment for sure, tie rod ends are a possibility. Any noticeable bend in the wheels?
None at all
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Old Sep 16, 2014 | 04:32 PM
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Well, one less thing, right?!!
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Old Sep 19, 2014 | 11:06 AM
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have you gotten it looked at?
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Old Sep 21, 2014 | 02:27 PM
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if there is no visible damage then you probably will be good with an alignment..
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