Responses contained below.... --- Walter <Whalt@xxxx> wrote: > Doug, > > >#1 - My front end pulls hard to Right. Tire people > >(with big machines) say the toe and camber are > fine, > >wheels are well balanced, but the casters are out. > >One tire is in front of the other. Techie did not > see > >how to adjust this. How do you. > > Does your car pull hard to the right all the time or > only while you are > braking? RESPONSE - Car pulls all the time. Does NOT become more pronounced while braking. > From your symptoms, it sounds like you could have > several separate problems: > > Problem 1: Put the front of your car on jacks and > see if you can giggle > your tires forward and backwards. There should be > no play this direction. > If the connection is solid, then you might only have > a bent front lower > control arm (also called a 'lower link' part # > 105177 in the parts manual). > This would explain your caster problem, but I don't > think it is the reason > why your car is pulling hard to the right (when > braking). > > Problem 2: If you get fore & aft movement in either > tire, then your front > lower control arm is loose. Then your car could be > pulling to the right > (even while not braking) because your toe-in > alignment is continually > changing. There are a few things that can cause > this. It could be the > pivot bushing at the frame (part # 100154) or the > anti-roll bar bushing > (part # 108912). Also, there was a recall > concerning the nuts that hold the > anti-roll bar to the front lower control arm. > Perhaps the recall wasn't > performed on your car and this part has loosened up. > The threads on the > ends of the anti-roll bar are supposed to be double > nutted and painted blue > (to more easily identify the recall). If your car > is missing this, then > also suspect that the front crumple tube recall > wasn't done either. If this > part comes loose while driving, then it would be > very dangerous. > > Problem 3: Your car pulling hard to the right (only > while braking) sounds > like a brake caliper on the left side is not > working. Maybe it is leaking, > seized up, has air in the line, bad fluid, etc. > Maybe a brake caliper on > the right side is dragging to the point of > overheating the rotor. > > Problem 4: As for your brake pulsing, new pads > aren't the cure. It sounds > like you have a warped brake rotor. The way to fix > it is to have a brake > shop machine away the unevenness. But this makes it > thinner and more prone > to warping a second time. If you feel the pulse > more in the steering wheel, > then it is in the front brakes. If you feel it more > in the body, then it is > the rear brakes. RESPONSE - It seems the whole car pulses. We shall see. > > Well, that used up my 1 hour for the day playing on > the Internet. Until > tomorrow... > > Walt Tampa, FL > > > > > Before posting messages or replies, see the posting > policy rules at: > www.dmcnews.com/Admin/rules.html > > To address comments privately to the moderating > team, please address: > moderator@xxxx > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/