Pulling to the right!
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Racer
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From: Mesa AZ
Pulling to the right!
So I had a clunking noise coming from the rear, and I could never figure out what it was ( as per this post : http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...ear-wheel.html)
now the car seems to pull to the right really bad as i give it gas then pulls to the left after i let off, it also seems to be following the road a lot as well. I checked the rear cradle bolts and they were all tight and I havnt touched the front end at all so im kinda baffled as to what it could be. Any suggestions on where to look and what to look for would be great!
now the car seems to pull to the right really bad as i give it gas then pulls to the left after i let off, it also seems to be following the road a lot as well. I checked the rear cradle bolts and they were all tight and I havnt touched the front end at all so im kinda baffled as to what it could be. Any suggestions on where to look and what to look for would be great!
Pro
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From: Santa Ynez Ca.
4 wheel alignment needed! Mine did the same thing and my suspension guru identified it as the rear wheel pushing to the right. He made the necessary adjustments and now straight as an arrow. It was well worth the expense.
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Racer
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Yea i definately need an alignment, since I have yet to do one since I installed my coilovers but it JUST started happening kinda out of nowhere after installing the tranny mount and the noise popped up so I dont really think its that
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Perhaps if you get the car into a shop for an alignment, with techs that know what to look for, they may find the problem that eludes you....
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Racer
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well I have 2 issues, I have yet to find a shop around me that can corner balance/align the car because its so low and wouldnt even make it on a rack so im still in search for a shop with a pit to do the alignment. And I'd rather not pay labor prices for them to fix something I can do myself, but I guess if I cant get any solid ideas from people who have experienced this in the past then I will just have to bite the bullet and take it to a shop
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Racer
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St. Jude Donor '15
It's completely possible the alignment just got worse and that's all that is wrong. Get that fixed. Trying to diagnose a problem on top of an existing problem is damn near impossible, especially over the internet.
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You could take some 2X4" boards to the shop to use as ramps to get it on the rack.
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Don't blame me because you can't figure out your own car........one thing is for sure...if it was mine, it would have been aligned by now.....
Last edited by lucky131969; Aug 18, 2009 at 04:43 PM.
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Racer
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From: Mesa AZ
Sight unseen....nope. Could be many things, but you have to establish a baseline from which to troubleshoot. If you know the car is in need of an alignment, then that's the place to start. While the car is up in the air, other components can be inspected for wear, damage, etc. What do you want, someone to figure out what got worse, after YOU worked on it last, without driving, inspecting the car? .....seriously....
Don't blame me because you can't figure out your own car........one thing is for sure...if it was mine, it would have been aligned by now.....
Don't blame me because you can't figure out your own car........one thing is for sure...if it was mine, it would have been aligned by now.....
