i have a 90 hatch, body has 225k miles, i have a lil aftermarket steering wheel, there is play in the steering, and it ***** me up when i drive, kinda scaredto go over 50 around corners,

EXAMPLE: complete stop making a left turn, lights turns green, i start to go and turn my wheel left, and my car will go straight for a sec then grab, and start turning..what is wrong with it? and how can i fix this?

makes me not wanna drive

 

umm, stop driving it, have it towed to an alignment shop. They may need to replace the whole steering rack. Or maybe the rack just came loose? All I know for sure is you need to not be driving **** like that on the streets, it sounds like an accident waiting to happen.

 

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basically

 

rack n pinyon?

 

what suspension setup do you have in the front, my first ef i bought had blown struts and cut spring with a cracked rear cross-member and did the same thing your describing.

(dont buy cheap cars from people in "THA GHETTOOO"(elvis)) J.k.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sohcvtec66 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have a 90 hatch, body has 225k miles, i have a lil aftermarket steering wheel, there is play in the steering, and it ***** me up when i drive, kinda scaredto go over 50 around corners,

EXAMPLE: complete stop making a left turn, lights turns green, i start to go and turn my wheel left, and my car will go straight for a sec then grab, and start turning..what is wrong with it? and how can i fix this?

makes me not wanna drive </TD></TR></TABLE>

Check your tie rod ends....and DO NOT DRIVE that thing...you will crash

Just try drysteering the wheels, turn them all the way to the driver's side, go over to the passenger side and check the tie rod by wiggingling it, pull it up and down, if it has any play its shot and you're one lucky SOB. Same with the driver's side.

I'm pretty sure your rack is fine, if it was ******* up, the steering effort would be all fucked, really easy, then really hard then really easy...etc.

 

so basiclly i need aned rack n pinion, and bushing's,and cv joints,alinment?

 

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TIE ROD ENDS!!!! dammit

Not saying you dont need any of those...but check the rod ends first.

Also...this could be really..really dumb...but make sure you have equal air pressure in all the tires....I had one down to 10 psi in the rear (so ligtht back there I couldnt tell) and the car drove like absolute ****...I was scared driving it.