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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 01:05 PM
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so whilst im getting ready for the brad paisley concert tonite, i realized that my civic is almost finished. it goes to the tuner (fish... hahaha!) tomorrow morning for some tweaking and a bit of dyno time. but while basking in the glory that is rice and country music, i remembered... my car drives all wacky. let me explain. i am aware of what torque steer is. my problem is not that. not @ 80mph. anywho, when driving my car, if i press the accelerator, it pulls (sometimes quite sharply) to the right. upon removing my foot from the accel, it pulls back to the left. wtf is going on? it sometimes pops like my axles are bad. would bad axles cause this? im going to replace them when i get my car back, but it seems like its something more. something very bad. any suggestions? idk what im looking @ when it comes to suspension. any help would be greatly appreciated. thank u for reading my 6 page story...
 
Old Feb 5, 2010 | 01:42 PM
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That seems weird. I'd start by checking the differential. Lift both front wheels off the ground. With the engine off, put the transmission in gear (or in Park if it's automatic). When you turn one wheel by hand, the other one should turn in the opposite direction.
 
Old Feb 5, 2010 | 10:22 PM
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cool. i'll give it a check. it sometimes feels like something is way loose under there. the motor mounts are good, but like i said, idk anything about suspension. if i even knew what i was looking @, i wouldnt know if it was broken/worn or not...
 
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