LesteR723

I have been having an issue with my steering lately, it happens at various speeds and it only happens intermittently. when i am driving straight occasionally the steering will go numb momentarily then start to pull to the left or right (not either way consistently) and when i am cornering or turning and the wheel is being held still, the car will not travel at a consistent angle, and the car will not straighten the wheel for me, i have to literally push it back. I have had the car for a few months before this started happening. The power steering fluid was slightly low, and i topped it off to no avail. Anyone have any ideas?

FivePointOhh

just give your front suspension a good look over. checkfor bad tie rods, ball joint, wheel bearings. im not sure what would cause such a inconsistency in steering. weird...

94StinkinLincoln

something has to be loose or really worn, i could see if it was a quick jerk like bump steer, but that sounds much worse. it goes at random in to the left or right? does it go a different direction when u turn hard left or right- the direction it wanders to?

mustang86lxconv

I would check youstruts and strut plates.. if they are out of wack , this may happen. had a similar problem wiht my 86 and after replacing them everything is fine

LesteR723

I'll be sure to go out and check those things when i get home from college this weekend.

i thought it may have been something that had worn out but it happened so quickly that i was at a loss for a problem. i actually have a bad terminal i have to replace before i can go drive it again and play around with it and jerk real hard, but after i replace that i will let you know.

I know for a fact i have bad shocks and struts. I will definitely check those out... if the strut plates are bad should i just look for a junk yard replacement?

94StinkinLincoln

If you need stock struts and shocks, i have my stock one laying around still. 117k miles on them though... pm me if you want em.

LesteR723

My car is lowered, i will need adjustables or i will just blow them out again

Detroit_Muscle

That sucks. I had a simular problem when i lowered my car and replaced my tie rods and ball joints. That was the problem car drives great now.

LesteR723

yeah the only strange thing about this one is that it has been lowered since i bought it, and it JUSt started doing it

mjr46

check tie rods, inner and outer and ball joints for loosness/ worn out, if all suspension stuff is tight, rack may be bad