Our 95 GM is pulling to the left ... above about 55-60mph.
Now ... the story.
I started driving this car in August. It was in perfect alignment -- no drifts, no pulls, nothing.
It needed new tires we put Goodyear Tripletreds on it at the end of August. They have been properly inflated and rotated and balanced since.
By November it needed shocks and we had that done -- Edelbrock IAS. The car had a very slight left pull at the time. It wasn't enough to annoy even me (and that is saying something).
This pull was slowly getting worse and by the time I returned from my holiday trip (about 500 miles) it had gotten bad enough that it needed looking at, and the car would jerk to the right during a hard braking.
I had heard some loud popping noises and figured the ball joints were in need of replacing. Our dealer replaced the ball joints and an idler arm and did a front end alignment and told me it was good to go.
Not quite. The braking problem was gone but it was still pulling to the left. Brought it back in and they rotated the tires and one of the ... techs ... took it for a drive and pronounced it OK. Well, yeah, he probably didn't get past 45 in town when he drove it.
So, it is still pulling left, but only above about 60 or so. It does seem to be more susceptible to being moved about by wind than it used to. And maybe the pull is worse when the car is accelerating rather than coasting. The pull is worse at 75 than at 60.
I am a computer guy, not a car guy, and am at the limit of my knowledge here. If I turn loose of the wheel while on the interstate the car will pull itself into the median if I let it ... can anyone offer advice?
Any and all help is appreciated,
Thank you,
Jim
Now ... the story.
I started driving this car in August. It was in perfect alignment -- no drifts, no pulls, nothing.
It needed new tires we put Goodyear Tripletreds on it at the end of August. They have been properly inflated and rotated and balanced since.
By November it needed shocks and we had that done -- Edelbrock IAS. The car had a very slight left pull at the time. It wasn't enough to annoy even me (and that is saying something).
This pull was slowly getting worse and by the time I returned from my holiday trip (about 500 miles) it had gotten bad enough that it needed looking at, and the car would jerk to the right during a hard braking.
I had heard some loud popping noises and figured the ball joints were in need of replacing. Our dealer replaced the ball joints and an idler arm and did a front end alignment and told me it was good to go.
Not quite. The braking problem was gone but it was still pulling to the left. Brought it back in and they rotated the tires and one of the ... techs ... took it for a drive and pronounced it OK. Well, yeah, he probably didn't get past 45 in town when he drove it.
So, it is still pulling left, but only above about 60 or so. It does seem to be more susceptible to being moved about by wind than it used to. And maybe the pull is worse when the car is accelerating rather than coasting. The pull is worse at 75 than at 60.
I am a computer guy, not a car guy, and am at the limit of my knowledge here. If I turn loose of the wheel while on the interstate the car will pull itself into the median if I let it ... can anyone offer advice?
Any and all help is appreciated,
Thank you,
Jim
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