Lurching while turning sharp left
Jan 5, 2017 | 11:11 AM
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Laughing Gas
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Lurching while turning sharp left
Twice now it has felt like I drove over a pothole while turning hard left at low speed. It felt like one of the front tires dropped a few inches suddenly. I haven't had a chance to take a look at it yet. Does anyone have any ideas as to what I should be looking at?
Jan 5, 2017 | 11:16 AM
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I would think one of the front end u-joints is very tight and at full turn it just doesn't pivot as much as it has to.
Jan 5, 2017 | 11:41 AM
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If truck is the one in his sig, there would not be any front-end u-joints.
Jan 5, 2017 | 11:59 AM
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Tie rod ends and ball joints
Jan 5, 2017 | 01:30 PM
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I am thinking radius arm bushing myself.
Jan 5, 2017 | 02:56 PM
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jas88
If truck is the one in his sig, there would not be any front-end u-joints.
lol sorry i didn't have my first coffee yet. Nice catch!
Jan 6, 2017 | 01:40 AM
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Check the center pivot bushings also.
Jan 6, 2017 | 08:42 AM
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Laughing Gas
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Thanks for the suggestions. I managed to forget to bring the handle to my floor jack, so I have to figure out how to lift the front end with my OE jacks. I won't be able to afford to fix anything until the end of the month anyways.
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Jan 6, 2017 | 11:15 AM
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You don't have a crowbar or some such you can use to operate the floor jack?
Jan 6, 2017 | 03:29 PM
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I don't have a square drive to operate the valve.
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