Gus I think you are right not to drive it until you know what is wrong. I would guess that you have either broken loose the front suspension link (sway bar) or one of the trialing arm bolts is loose and the shims have fallen out and therefore the trailing arm is flopping around back there. The symptoms you describe could be caused by both. A loose front link would allow the lower suspension arm to move back and forth giving a very loose stearing feel and a loose trailing arm would be especially squirrelly (technical term) with acceleration-deceleration. Let us know what you find Harold McElraft - 3354 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Gus Schlachter <gus@xxxx> wrote: > I took a speedbump at a slow speed today (10MPH?) and WHACK, something didn't sound right and the steering felt loose, like I had a flat. > > I walked around the car several times and bounced all the corners, but everything checked out OK so I continued my drive. It was then I realized that, to drive straight, I had to hold the steeing wheel 45 degrees to the right, so I limped it home. I've hit bumps, potholes, and dips WAY harder than that before. > > The question becomes: what did I break? I'm assuming what I either bent a tie-rod or mangled a suspension part. Could I have crunched the front shock tower? There was never any sign of rust on the frame, only minor epoxy cracking that I consider normal for a 100K+ mile car. > > Doh. > > > Gus Schlachter > VIN #4695 > Austin, TX