Hey guys. I have a '93 Loyale that wanders left on acceleration and back right on deceleration. I had new bearings installed recently on the left front and I know they did a bad job - I see grease coming out on the inside of the hub. Do I need a new knuckle assembly and then new bearings? Maybe new ball joints? I have done everything on soobs but the wheel bearings. (heard they are a bear to replace). But at this time I don't want to sink more labor into this and am willing to do it myself. Thanks.

Hey guys. I have a '93 Loyale that wanders left on acceleration and back right on deceleration..

 

Every time I've had an EA-82 car "wander" left or right I've found the front caliper to be hanging up on that side. A clue will be the inner brake pad thinner, worn more than it should be. Usually.

my loyale did this same exact thing. Both ball joints were shot beyond belief, ie, flopping around.

 

New ball joints, and no more weird steering on accel/decel.

 

-Dave

Inspect the entire front end. It can be a balljoint, tie rod end, bushings, or all the above.

 

Sometimes the beating a part takes when a related part is replaced, can make that worn part fail.

 

nipper

i had a ball joint on my 86 gl fail. it didnt get sloppy it dried out and got stiff, weird. just a wiggle test didnt show anything. and i did get torque steer, just like you described

I have a bit of wandering in my 86 with original ball joints and 265K miles ... the aligment guy said that all the ball joints are in good condition and do not need to be replaced...although there is some "side to side" movement of the shaft that comes out of the rack...the constant in and out movement has caused the bushing around the shaft to be worn out...I will have to replace the rack before ordering new tires..or stay with scrapeyard specials

Thanks for the replies. I finally got under the soob and found a stripped bolt on the tie rod! Almost came right off when I took out the cotter pin. I think that was all that was holding it on. the ball joints were also fried. My daughter had the car for the past 2 years and hit a curb, though she denies it. I had to replace a bent rim about a year ago and am now replacing a rotor with hair line cracks that was causing a pretty bad wobble when the brakes were applied. Note to self: When you give a car to a teenager do a complete check up before you trust your life to the car they used!