Depending on the surface the whole car will get thrown in any direction it chooses. On a flat road it drives straight but a road that is grooved will drift the car real sharp into any direction.

Car has been like this for a while but its been progressivly getting worse, just took it in for alignment to my freind which told me the alignment was off a lot but the Rack is probably going, Is this true?

Any Ideas? Thanks

 

have you checked your ball joints as well

 

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i hope the alignment shop would check your tie rods and ball joint b/4 aligning the car. i know the place i go to turns me away if he sees something that needs to be replaced...if i were you i'd go back to the shop and get it re-aligned...good luck

 

my car has the same problem.. i think its because i need to get an alignment.

 

almost every car steers if it hits some bumps on the road, right?

 

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yes they do but not that much
like he says the car goes acording to grove on the road
and the car is not supposed to do that all the time
thats why he should check ball joints and rack and pinnion
best thing is to lift the the front of the car
and wiggle the tire
up-down
left right
and check if anything is loose or has to much play

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by big reds &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
yes they do but not that much
like he says the car goes acording to grove on the road
and the car is not supposed to do that all the time
thats why he should check ball joints and rack and pinnion
best thing is to lift the the front of the car
and wiggle the tire
up-down

left right
and check if anything is loose or has to much play</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yea my car throws itself violently, Ive done that check with my mechanic friend with now luck, ball joints are fine, I just got my car back all the mechanics told me to just deal with it, its the power steering rack... if this is true, where should I get one for the cheapest price?

Thanks

 

First off, check your alignment like everybody here has stated. Secondly, alot of roads are designed poorly and will naturally make your vehicle pull left or right.

 

I believe any rebuilt rack is under $200.

 

It could just be an outer tie rod.

 

Its not a tie rod or a ball joint, we checked them out first. The alignment was done but no luck. How much are new racks? remanned ones any good? Either way, The mechanics told me it was a bitch to do... Labor is gonna be thru the roof. Let me know some sights,

Thanks bros

 

I only have that problem with i am driving slow. For example, slowing down for a stoplight in a well traveled intersection with ruts. I just assumed it was because of the power steering being enguaged at slow speeds.