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 Help with the GF's car
#874018
03/08/08 11:32 PM
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Joined: Jul 2002
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2003 Hyundai Accent, about 70k miles I think.
When going around sweeping right hand bends, the car can start to oscillate rather badly from side to side. Sometimes it's pretty minor, sometimes it's pretty bad. Tires are good, shocks aren't great, but it only does it going right.
Any obvious places to start looking?
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Re: Help with the GF's car
[Re: stock87]
#874019
03/08/08 11:55 PM
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Joined: Feb 2001
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Jack it up and by grabing the tire wiggle it to see if it moves, you might need bearings.
Javy
88 red Montero with the Dakar Special Edition decals, 438,000 miles (As of 7/23/2012) some occational blue puffing but still strong and counting!!! I am going ppsshhh (turbo), Stay tuned =) ...
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Re: Help with the GF's car
[Re: stock87]
#874020
03/08/08 11:56 PM
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Joined: Oct 2007
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Yes. To me it sounds like something is to loose and goes into oscillation while cornering.
I'd look at all the linkages in the front suspension including the steering links. Check for looseness and or breakage. Also look the ball joints. You will need to jack the car up and possibly remove the tire for some of these checks. When you try to wiggle things, put some muscle into it. After all the car's whole weight is on these components.
Not knowing the specific car's design, I'd bet it has a trailing arm rear suspension. I'd check the linkages used to keep the arms straight, and the condition of the arm it's self. I had one on a Chevy Nova go bad so the arm flexed more than it should. As such it effected the handling.
-- Bryan
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Re: Help with the GF's car
[Re: Bogo]
#874021
03/09/08 02:15 AM
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Joined: Jul 2002
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Yes. To me it sounds like something is to loose and goes into oscillation while cornering.
I'd look at all the linkages in the front suspension including the steering links. Check for looseness and or breakage. Also look the ball joints. You will need to jack the car up and possibly remove the tire for some of these checks. When you try to wiggle things, put some muscle into it. After all the car's whole weight is on these components.
Not knowing the specific car's design, I'd bet it has a trailing arm rear suspension. I'd check the linkages used to keep the arms straight, and the condition of the arm it's self. I had one on a Chevy Nova go bad so the arm flexed more than it should. As such it effected the handling. Bingo. LR wheel had side to side play when it was jacked up. Found a loose bolt and tightened it. No more death wobble!
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Re: Help with the GF's car
[Re: stock87]
#874022
03/09/08 04:52 AM
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thats scary <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/zombie.gif" alt="" />
98 Montero with cold weather package
96 Toyota Land Cruiser, fully locked Mall Machine :-)
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Re: Help with the GF's car
[Re: LRJ4x4]
#874023
03/10/08 06:47 AM
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thats scary <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/zombie.gif" alt="" /> And today rotating the tires, one of the lug studs stripped and spun, resulting in my having to break it off with a 5lb sledge hammer just to get the wheel off. The Koreans still don't quite have it...
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Re: Help with the GF's car
[Re: stock87]
#874024
03/11/08 03:53 AM
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Joined: Jan 2001
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That's a sign of improper impact wrenchin' at the last tire store...
Not responsible for advice not taken...
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Re: Help with the GF's car
[Re: fasteddy]
#874025
03/11/08 04:06 PM
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Joined: Oct 2007
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Also cheap lug bolts. I now put a drop or two of oil onto the threads before installing any lug bolt. Likely should use an anti-seize compound instead. I've had to put 6' pipes on 3/4" breaker bars to remove some lug nuts put on by a tire shop but the lug bolts held up to it. A car's should handle at least a 4' pipe.
-- Bryan
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