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Old Apr 7, 2014 | 09:41 AM
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01 maxima keeps pulling

Car keeps pulling to the right while going at 30 mph and up. I got an alignment, checked my tire pressure and it's still pullin
Old Apr 7, 2014 | 09:45 AM
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Have you checked your hub bearings and control arms? I had that problem too, turned out one of my control arms was lpose
Old Apr 7, 2014 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by blue_strip
Have you checked your hub bearings and control arms? I had that problem too, turned out one of my control arms was lpose
I actually changed one of my control arms and the other was good. But I'll check the hub bearings.
Old Apr 7, 2014 | 04:12 PM
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How are the tires? Swap the fronts to back and see what happens. You might have some bad wear if you had front suspension problems in the past.
Old Apr 7, 2014 | 04:51 PM
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you got an alignment,,,why didn t they tell you that there was play on the the front linkages or checked for loose joints,,they do not do alignments unless the front ends are tight and sound with no linkage plays,,
Old Apr 7, 2014 | 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ateick
How are the tires? Swap the fronts to back and see what happens. You might have some bad wear if you had front suspension problems in the past.
I had them rotated on my last oil change
Old Apr 7, 2014 | 07:30 PM
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you got an alignment,,,why didn t they tell you that there was play on the the front linkages or checked for loose joints,,they do not do alignments unless the front ends are tight and sound with no linkage plays,,
Yea I thought they would of told me something i was surprised that it was still pulling. But I jacked up the car and shook both tires and I wasn't gettin anything play
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