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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 02:04 PM
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What could this be?

I have a 92 with 130000 miles, new tires , new brakes, and 2 new calipers. Just had the flex pipe replaced and everything is running and sounding pretty good. When I am driving on a highway at speeds over 55 the car stays straight untill I take my foot off the accelerator and then the car seems to pull to the left a bit. The car will break straight either fast or slow, no pulling. At lower speeds when I take my foot off the accelerator I don't notice any pulling. What could this be?
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 02:06 PM
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well, under heavy accelerations you will experiance torque steer. It will pull to the right as the right cv shaft pulls and the left follows, if it is an excessive amount, check your lower control arm bushings, balljoints, and tie rod ends.
Old Oct 10, 2007 | 02:17 PM
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I bet the LCA bushings are bad, or maybe the D side ball joint.

To check it just put the front on jack stands and move the wheel around and if theres slop when your pushing and pulling you have your problem area.

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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 02:57 PM
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my money is on LCA bushings
Old Oct 11, 2007 | 03:11 PM
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Are those expensive to fix. Is this dangerous?
Old Oct 11, 2007 | 03:19 PM
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they aren't expensive to fix yourself.
it's not hugely dangerous, but it can cause loss of vehicle control because of it's jumpiness.
Old Oct 11, 2007 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by internetautomar
they aren't expensive to fix yourself.
it's not hugely dangerous, but it can cause loss of vehicle control because of it's jumpiness.
my car drifts when i let go of the wheel. Meaning if I stop paying attention for a split second my car will be changing lanes. So yeah it is somewhat dangerous, depending on the extent to which it is affecting your handling.
Old Oct 12, 2007 | 11:37 AM
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what does the lca bushing look like?
Old Oct 12, 2007 | 12:00 PM
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http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=539780

there's 2. front and back wrt the arm, not wrt the car.


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