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Old 02-06-2008, 07:22 PM
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when im driving doesnt matter wat gear im in or what speed....the car drifts all over the road....when im on the highway and hit a bump i can hear a knock under the driver side floor board like somethings loose.....PLEASE HELP!!!



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Old 02-06-2008, 08:10 PM
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Put it on jackstands and get under there and make sure there is nothing lose. I would not be driving till you get if fixed. It could be a number of things, but all of them include getting under there and checking it out.
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Old 02-06-2008, 08:16 PM
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well I dont know exactly what to say or do but I have sloppy steering in my 94 GT so I replaced some of my bushings in my steering rack and im going to replace my power-steering pump. You can get and replace the bushings pretty easily. As for the knock i dont know enough about that. How many miles are on your car?
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Old 02-06-2008, 08:21 PM
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He's saying it drifts. He did not state there was play in the steering but IDK maybe that is what he is trying to say.
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Old 02-06-2008, 09:17 PM
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yea i have play in my wheel and my car drifts too. most of the time its tie rods or bushings.. could be as simple as an alignment though too. i had skinnies on the front and had no problem but then i put wider tires on there(9 inch) and it pulls all over the road. is the car lowered? uneven tire wear? could be alot of things
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Old 02-06-2008, 09:19 PM
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im gonna say you have a broken tie rod end. Jack the car up and wiggle the tires and see if they move in/out or up/down. let us know buddy.
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Old 02-06-2008, 10:12 PM
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im gonna say you have a broken tie rod end. Jack the car up and wiggle the tires and see if they move in/out or up/down. let us know buddy.
^^^^^^yep^^^^^ check your tie rods also i have seen some racks come out of adjustment the big nut by the p/s lines back off and creates to much gear lash..
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Old 02-06-2008, 10:23 PM
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im gonna say you have a broken tie rod end. Jack the car up and wiggle the tires and see if they move in/out or up/down. let us know buddy.
^^^^^^yep^^^^^ check your tie rods also i have seen some racks come out of adjustment the big nut by the p/s lines back off and creates to much gear lash..

also another problem that I have seen on my sn95 is the lower steering shaft where it meets the rack will go out check the black rubber <its almost like a slip> for play. Unfortunatly not going to make a loud noise like you have.
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Old 02-06-2008, 10:33 PM
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that knocking noise, make sure nothing like the exhaust is being struck by the suspension i had that and my mid pipe was rubbing against the crossmember
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