Steering Gear? Alignment?
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Steering Gear? Alignment?
so today as i was bringing a friend home i was turning left into his subdivision which was on the opposite side of a median (it was a boulevard type street) and instead of slowing down completely i decided to beat the on coming traffic,(STUPID STUPID STUPID) and i did.. but as i got onto the street i was making a left on, i hit the outside curb. Rim-checked by GTR-4's but no biggy.. But soon i realized that my steering wheel was totally whack.. it needs be almost 45 degrees to the left to keep it centered.. so i went over to a NTB for an alignment.. and they said that they couldnt give me an alignment b/c steering gear is too far to the right.. and that i wouldnt be able to turn left if they did?.. i didnt understand but is this fixable? How?
pics later on..
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Rep Power: 294 if you did **** up your rack and pinion thats gonna be one expensive and time consuming repair.
how fast wee you going btw through the turn into the curb? cuz i i hydroplaned into the curb once before but all i broke was the lca and also my rack and pinon were coo and my tie rods, and i was going about 25mph. my steering wheels wasnt centered after that hit too. but after i did a wintoe adjustment on my car on the alignment rack it was all good.
all i have to say now is just jack up the car onto jack stands and just do a quick visual check of all of your front suspension components
how fast wee you going btw through the turn into the curb? cuz i i hydroplaned into the curb once before but all i broke was the lca and also my rack and pinon were coo and my tie rods, and i was going about 25mph. my steering wheels wasnt centered after that hit too. but after i did a wintoe adjustment on my car on the alignment rack it was all good.
all i have to say now is just jack up the car onto jack stands and just do a quick visual check of all of your front suspension components
well, i hit a curb before by avoiding a stupid driver that almost hit me head on, well i had a tie rod problem but i got it fix for 100usd with labor, knew someone on just tires but his gone now. well if you wanna check your tie rod, simply jack your car up and you can see the whether its bend or need replacement.
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Originally Posted by mr_fobster
if you did **** up your rack and pinion thats gonna be one expensive and time consuming repair.
how fast wee you going btw through the turn into the curb? cuz i i hydroplaned into the curb once before but all i broke was the lca and also my rack and pinon were coo and my tie rods, and i was going about 25mph. my steering wheels wasnt centered after that hit too. but after i did a wintoe adjustment on my car on the alignment rack it was all good.
all i have to say now is just jack up the car onto jack stands and just do a quick visual check of all of your front suspension components
how fast wee you going btw through the turn into the curb? cuz i i hydroplaned into the curb once before but all i broke was the lca and also my rack and pinon were coo and my tie rods, and i was going about 25mph. my steering wheels wasnt centered after that hit too. but after i did a wintoe adjustment on my car on the alignment rack it was all good.
all i have to say now is just jack up the car onto jack stands and just do a quick visual check of all of your front suspension components
i'm taking it to the shop 2m to get some estimates and such i take pics of the damages then.. hopefully someone can advise me..
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Rep Power: 294 it still could be a bent or even a cracked lca.....my was like that too after i hit the curb, and plus i drove it home and the steering wheel was vibrating like a *****!
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Rep Power: 0 alright so it turned out that i had bent my lower control arm and a strut. So they've been replaced and the car runs fine.. but now. My car sqeaks.. each time i turn the steering wheel left or right.. it looks/sounds to be coming from the rack & pinion and from my guess.. it looks as tho it may be rubbing against my frame..? is there like some sort of mounts or hooks that keep it from touching the frame? it seems as though when i turn left and the rack comes out towards the front right tire(damaged one) it bumps the frame!?! take it to the shop today after school.. all help accepted
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Originally Posted by EM2_FRESH
alright so it turned out that i had bent my lower control arm and a strut. So they've been replaced and the car runs fine.. but now. My car sqeaks.. each time i turn the steering wheel left or right.. it looks/sounds to be coming from the rack & pinion and from my guess.. it looks as tho it may be rubbing against my frame..? is there like some sort of mounts or hooks that keep it from touching the frame? it seems as though when i turn left and the rack comes out towards the front right tire(damaged one) it bumps the frame!?! take it to the shop today after school.. all help accepted
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