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Old May 4, 2006 | 06:07 PM
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Hey, welcome to the forum... my brother had a similar problem with almost the exact same car. Turns out the CV boot was ripped so all the grease came out, the the CV joint was binding up as he was driving, causing the car to pull to the right. If you go to any shop they should be able to put it up on the lift and check the CV boots. Or if you're feeling adventurous, you can crawl under the car yourself and check them out!

And if the car is shaking over 60mph, and you can feel it through the steering wheel, it could be the tires are out of balance, like somebody said. Tire balance and rotation should be done if it hasn't been done in a while.

Good luck!
 
Old May 4, 2006 | 06:55 PM
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Old May 5, 2006 | 11:47 AM
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You say vibrating at sixty? Could also be a bad bearing. As to the pulling, DO THIS AT LOW SPEED in an empty parking lot, Let go of the steering wheel and slowly apply the breaks. Does the driting get worse or go away? If it gets worse its alignment, if it gets better it's your breaks. Do you feel pulsing in the break peddle when breaking?
 
Old May 8, 2006 | 05:31 AM
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Well, I had my car's alignment checked and got new tires and while doing so, the guys there said it was the axle that needed replacing that's why it was shaky. The veering to the right was because of the alignment because it would drift worse when I let go of the steering wheel.

I just bought a Civic Service Manual so hopefully I will be able to study it as soon as my car is fixed and learn all the parts because I don't know what a "bearing" or a "CV boot/joint" is. ^_^;

I really appreciate everyone's replies. My car should be fixed tomorrow. Thanks again!
 
Old May 8, 2006 | 05:32 AM
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ORIGINAL: PURPLECIVICCOUPE

ive seen noir too i liked it i'm a big dragonballz fan my self but i like a lot of anime did you have any luck getting your car fixed???
I personally don't like DBZ or any other Dragonball, but it's a classic shonen anime and I appreciate its value. My car should be fixed by tomorrow ^_^
 
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