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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 09:14 PM
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i drove down the street and did a u turn, the front end kinda hopped once and when i started going strait my steering wheel was more than 90* off??? whats going on ha? something must be broken or loose but i dont know where to look and its dark now
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 09:19 PM
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Star by inspecting all your front suspension parts,start at the gearbox,You can also jack it up and have someone move the wheel slowly,something that bad will be easy to see. Look at the colum shaft in the engine compartment prior to the gearbox also.
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 09:22 PM
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i bet its the steering box... what you said reminded me that i think it turns sharper one way...
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 10:54 PM
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Was there any popping noises during the sharp turn? You say it turns sharper one more than the other, does it seem like it takes more turns of the steering wheel to get the vehicle to turn? If you answer yes to either question, check the track bar.
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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 11:11 AM
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i will do that... it didnt make a poping noise just kinda hopped its hard to explain..
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