alignment

[91shelby]

my daytona acts like is going side to side and my steering wheel rocks side to side. what could cause this? and it pulls to the left, cv chaft, alignment, etc...? need help please thanks

[Sittn86]

I once had an s-shaped bubble on a tire that caused my Monaco to do that..... It could be a bad CV joint. Does it vibrate upon acceleration?

[22dodge]

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Originally Posted by 91shelby my daytona acts like is going side to side and my steering wheel rocks side to side. what could cause this? and it pulls to the left, cv chaft, alignment, etc...? need help please thanks

Very, Very, Very common cause is a bad inner cv joint on the driver side. also, as stated the tire issue. to eliminate tire issue, rotate tires front to back.

Your description is not totally clear in explaining the exact problem. Before sending you down the wrong path, these are all things that could be your problem:

CV joint failure
Tire failure
Loose steering/suspension components such as tie rods, loose rack mounts, loose front crossmember, bad rack, power steering assist issues, bad ball joints, bad control arm bushings, bad struts, bad struts, bad strut bearings,
Warped brake rotors
Bad wheel bearings
excessive run-out in hub
alignment issues
and probably another dozen things that someone else can add

[91shelby]

Well sometimes it feels like im going down a brick road, and upon acceleration its not too bad though it feels like it pulls more to left now then it used to, and at slow speeds its worse specially at like 10mph feels like im on a ship going side to side but at like 50+ its not as bad the steering wheel does its side to side thing though not as bad and seems to steer a lil straigher

[22dodge]

I gave you a list, with a tip on the most common cause. Use some intellegence to eliminate the cause of your problem

[Sittn86]

Rotate your tires.

[91shelby]

thats my plan for the weekend lol

[22dodge]

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Originally Posted by sittn86 Rotate your tires.

"OK, I did that and still have the same problem, now what?" Just predicting

[91shelby]

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Originally Posted by 22dodge "OK, I did that and still have the same problem, now what?" Just predicting

lol, yeah my personal guess is my cv, whats the best way to check that?

[allmotor]

replace with a known good one. maybe jack off i mean up the car put in gear watch get outta car, get under car with in gear and see if it's wiggling and wobbling around esp inner joint cuz i see them bad all the time

[Sittn86]

First, obviously, look for a cracked boot. To SAFELY check it, which allmotor's suggestion is anything but(no offense), pull it out & pivot it. If it's unsmooth, get some Keystone Light, I mean, replace it.

[allmotor]

what, i put my car on nice stands and start it up, put in gear and watch the shaft for wobbling, thats how i found my first one. since then i dont need to cuz i know what a bad one feels like so no need to look, i learned and now know if it's bad.

[91shelby]

wheres the best place to get a replacement?

[allmotor]

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Originally Posted by 91shelby wheres the best place to get a replacement?

i walk out to the field behind my trailer and take one off a car sitting in the weeds. thats the best and cheapest place to get a replacement. u should try that, works great otherwise i dunno where u could get one, i heard of these places called auto parts stores, but i just can't bring myself to actually buy parts. for the past 3 months i haven't even bought any gas, i just been sucking out of the junk cars as i haul them in for scrap

[91shelby]

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Originally Posted by allmotor i walk out to the field behind my trailer and take one off a car sitting in the weeds. thats the best and cheapest place to get a replacement. u should try that, works great otherwise i dunno where u could get one, i heard of these places called auto parts stores, but i just can't bring myself to actually buy parts. for the past 3 months i haven't even bought any gas, i just been sucking out of the junk cars as i haul them in for scrap

lol, i wish i could do that, i was just curious on recommendations as far as the different autoparts stores goes, and whatnot, or should i go to the junkyard and try to get one. im just trying to find the cheapest way to replace my cv, if that what the problem is lol ill find out tomorrow thanks guys