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Pulls to the right

Old Jan 23, 2007 | 09:28 AM
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Pulls to the right

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

My car has a slight pull to the right on several sets of tires.
I had the a 4 wheel alignment done already. Also, I have a high pitch whine coming from the passenger right side sometimes at speeds over 60mph.
Any ideas?
Old Jan 23, 2007 | 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by coolmax05
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

My car has a slight pull to the right on several sets of tires.
I had the a 4 wheel alignment done already. Also, I have a high pitch whine coming from the passenger right side sometimes at speeds over 60mph.
Any ideas?
Wheel bearing?
Old Jan 23, 2007 | 10:26 AM
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I was thinking the same thing. Is there any way to test the wheel bearing myself?

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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 10:38 AM
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jack up the car, make sure the wheel is off the ground. see if it wobbles. if it does, its shot. feel the tread, see if has even wear from side to side.
Old Jan 23, 2007 | 10:55 AM
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to the wheel bearing. If the wheel is free of play, you might also have a seized caliper with a worn pad. My brother's truck was making a high pitched noise and also dragging to the right and it turns out his right front caliper was seized and the pad was worn down to the wear indicators, making the noise on the rotor. Check it out for any unusual grooving and see if you can compress the caliper piston.
Old Jan 23, 2007 | 04:07 PM
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Thanks for the tips. You guys are great!
Old Jan 23, 2007 | 04:10 PM
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Just play the new Beyonce song in it..."To the left, to the left..."

Old Jan 23, 2007 | 04:49 PM
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Just play the new Beyonce song in it..."To the left, to the left..."

LMAO funny guy
Old Jan 26, 2007 | 10:57 AM
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ok, tried new brakes and the wheel bearings turned out to be fine...but MOSTLY, I played Beyonce "to the left to the left" for 4 hours non stop and that didn't work either. I will not ever play that song again! I have been walking counter clockwise ever since.
Old Jan 26, 2007 | 11:08 AM
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hey cool max, send me a PM with your email. Just so I can notify you about our next Arizona Maxima meet.

Also, your problem may be the tire. It maybe a faulty tire with an air bubble in it. I noticed my car pulling to the left awhile ago. I was going to take it in to a tire place to have them rotated and balanced. 3 days later, my front/left tire blew a hole on the sidewall. I was told that it was caused by a air bubble. The tire was only 2 months old so I had it replaced for free...

After getting a new tire, no more pulling...
Old Jan 26, 2007 | 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by 2LEET4U
hey cool max, send me a PM with your email. Just so I can notify you about our next Arizona Maxima meet.

Also, your problem may be the tire. It maybe a faulty tire with an air bubble in it. I noticed my car pulling to the left awhile ago. I was going to take it in to a tire place to have them rotated and balanced. 3 days later, my front/left tire blew a hole on the sidewall. I was told that it was caused by a air bubble. The tire was only 2 months old so I had it replaced for free...

After getting a new tire, no more pulling...
Sweet ride you got there. I replaced the Dunlop Sport Max's with Bridgestone RE 960 Pole positions. It pulls ever so slightly now not to mention a far superior tire.
I highly recommend the Bridgestone Potenza RE960 Pole Positions. Great ride quality, very quiet, sticky, great cornering stability, really good road feel. The best tires I have ever owned.
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