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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 08:44 PM
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So I did look this up and didn't find anything. Google and on here. But my Xj has extremely loose steering. Not as there is a lot of play in the steering wheel. but as when driving down the road. And hitting bumps it will pull to either side depending on where the bump was. I just want to know what this is. It's sometimes extremely dangerous driving to school in the morning When i hit dips. Especially one on a hill. It will pull into the other lane. I haven't been driving it lately so I've been driving my summer Saturn which doesn't pull at all. Anybody know what it is?
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 08:45 PM
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Sounds like a case of bumpsteer
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by storm101
Sounds like a case of bumpsteer
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 2k_Xj
It's sometimes extremely dangerous driving to school in the morning When i hit dips. Especially one on a hill. It will pull into the other lane. Anybody know what it is?
Instead of playing 21 guesses you may want to have it towed to a repair facility.
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbo X_J
Instead of playing 21 guesses you may want to have it towed to a repair facility.
Honestly city driving 25 Mph I would risk driving a mile On Smooth roads Instead of a tow
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From what I see you're not lifted, if you are check to see if the draglink is parallel to the
trackbar and how they're lengths are in relation to one another, they should ideally be equal, if you're stock it's a pretty safe bet to say you've got some play in your trackbar bushings, and or your steering tie rod ends, yes this includes the tie rod as well as the draglink. (assuming your steering and trackbar are stock)

Crawl under it and start yanking on stuff for play and looking for any softness/cracking in any bushings.
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