Thorston Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 This is really odd, we have taken the car in for an alighnment 3 times and are still having this issue. I even told the shop that its happening & they say they fixed it but its still happening. Its not fun to drive it in this condition Its a 91 loyale EA82 4WD Got any ideas? I'm reading an older post about someones car pulling left then right, but this car is just pulling to the right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Inspect the radius rod bushings. This is the part that has the rod form the control arm where it fits the bracket on the body behind the wheel. There is a nut to adjust there for alignment. see if the nut is loose or if the bushing is falling apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john in KY Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 My Legacy starting pulling to the left. Turned out to be failing wheel bearing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirzick Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 My 84 gl did the same thing when I first bought it. A good test is to jack up the front of the car so the tires are off the ground. Then try to shake each wheel in different directions vigorously. In my case both lower ball joints were shot. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee2 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 If they did an alignmement they should have also checked all the ball joints too. If it's still a problem then clearly they didn't fix it. Take a test drive with them and just let them explain how it is fixed since the problem is still there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 If they did an alignmement they should have also checked all the ball joints too. They should... but could've over looked them - I've had this done before with a wheel alignment, was not happy! It's an hour round trip to the joint I went to that time. Also check your tie rod ends Cheers Bennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 If not balljoints/tierods/wheel beraings, then go to the radius rod bushings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorston Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 I've finally had time to attend to this. I dont notice any loose ball joints. I just replaced the bushings on the sway bar & the "radius rod" (which the auto parts shops are calling the "strut rod bushing") I'm still having the same problem. So i started shaking the tie rods harder because i thought they were ok, but it seems the driver side tie rod has some play in it. It takes a lot of pressure to feel the play, but im sure its there. if there is a tiny amount of play in the tie rod end, do I need to replace that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Which end? the inside end is a ball and socket, which can become loose if the seal was compromised and water got in/grease got out. IF there is play, consider replacing the inner ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorston Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 do I have to replace both? it is the inner end. only the driver side is loose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 You may as well so you know that the whole front end is nice and tight and new. consider changing the boots as failed boots lead to failed parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford'ssubaru's Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 So did you get it fixed?.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorston Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 no not yet. its still a troublesome car. The %$#^ who sold us this car is probably going to hell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rust Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 I would rotate the tires first to rule out any bent rim/tire issues first, then go to messing with the front end stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86 Wonder Wedge Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I'd also have someone (similar in weight to you) sit in the car and you watch the strut mounts/struts while they sit down. 99% of alignment places won't load-up the driver's position during an alignment. While this is not the standard SOP while aligning a car, it can expose weaknesses in what isn't holding an alignment. If you've got weak bushings, mounts or springs, throwing an extra 150-250 lbs on one side CAN throw off the camber or toe-in if things are shifting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford'ssubaru's Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I know this is probable already thrown on the table but pull the hubs and check the splines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorston Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 I just took it to an alignment shop & the mechanic refused to do an alignment due to the camber of one wheel being majorly off. I think he found my problem! Now I just need to deduct which part is broken. Thank all of you for your input, its getting this moving forward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorston Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 I am looking for what is making the camber problem but i dont see any damage that is easy to identify. The ball joint might be tweaked.? it looks like it might be bent inwards. is that possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86 Wonder Wedge Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Have the struts been replaced recently or before? I too had a bad camber problem when I first bought my EA82 sedan and come to find out, they had replaced the struts up front. Luckily, there was a Monroe part number on them which revealed 4WD struts. My car was 2WD. It gave it about 2 deg positive on the camber... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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