Bad Vibration/Noise when turning right

[PettitWC]

Hello everyone, just as the title says my car has a real bad vibration and noise when turning right (even as slow as 20 mph or so). I have looked through older threads but can't find my problem. It has brand new control arms and bushings as well as bearings which seemed to be the cause of most of the threads I've seen.

Could it be the tie rods?

anything is appreciated.

thanks,
Chris

[Philly]

have you checked out balljoints??
if its that bad, you should just be able grab the wheel you suspect the shake is coming from and see if you can move it side to side....

tie-rods is also a possibility... get under the car and push and pull the tierod up and down, if they feel solid, then thats not your problem.

[PettitWC]

yeah when i replaced the control arms they had new ball joints installed. I'll try to get under this week and see what I can feel with the tie rods.

thanks

[aceyx]

Does it go away when you turn left?

[PettitWC]

yeah, there's absolutely no problem when turning left

[weezer]

Did you check the power steering fluid/oil level?
I had similar issues because of low level.
Good Luck!

[PettitWC]

would that make it uneven so that it only makes the noise in one direction?

[weezer]

Originally Posted by PettitWC

would that make it uneven so that it only makes the noise in one direction?

Somehow....yes. I had a similar issue where when I turn left (only) a moaning sound and vibration would appear. When I checked the reservoir, the level was low, about half way. I topped it off and bled it................by turning the wheel lock to lock while the car is on..........and recheck the level, if it dips down top i off again.
Try this first before assuming othe expensive repairs...........make sure you top it off with ATF oil, "NOT" power steering liquid.
If this doesn't help, try raising the front end and check the if the bearings or tie rods are okay by pulling on the wheel. If there's some play/wiggle:
side to side is tie rod; top to bottom is bearing.
Good Luck!
Fariz

[PettitWC]

awesome, thanks

why ATF Oil?

[PettitWC]

that didn't seem to fix it so I'm gonna go ahead and put it up on some stands tonight and see what happens with the wiggling

[weezer]

Originally Posted by PettitWC

awesome, thanks

why ATF Oil?

ATF oil because that's what the manual said, also the reservoir cap is marked ATF only.

Originally Posted by PettitWC

that didn't seem to fix it so I'm gonna go ahead and put it up on some stands tonight and see what happens with the wiggling

Did you bleed it after refilling/topping it off?
The engine has to be on when you bleed it........turn steering wheel lock to lock a couple of times, that will circulate the oil. Recheck the level, top when necessary.
When checking for worn bearing or tie rod; hold your rim/tire at 3 and 9 o'clock position for tie rod and 12 and 6 o'clock for bearing.
Good Luck!

[BobbyDigital]

Dude, I just had the same problem about a month ago. Mine ended up being a bent cross member support brace. We just took it out and beat it back into shape. Same thing though, only on right turns.

[PettitWC]

Originally Posted by weezer

ATF oil because that's what the manual said, also the reservoir cap is marked ATF only.




Did you bleed it after refilling/topping it off?
The engine has to be on when you bleed it........turn steering wheel lock to lock a couple of times, that will circulate the oil. Recheck the level, top when necessary.
When checking for worn bearing or tie rod; hold your rim/tire at 3 and 9 o'clock position for tie rod and 12 and 6 o'clock for bearing.
Good Luck!

Awesome, thanks. I got off work real late tonight so this is gonna have to wait a bit.

Originally Posted by BobbyDigital

Dude, I just had the same problem about a month ago. Mine ended up being a bent cross member support brace. We just took it out and beat it back into shape. Same thing though, only on right turns.

thanks, do you have a part number for that just so i can get a better idea of where it is

[BobbyDigital]

Yeah, realoem.com isnt responding right now, stand by please!

[weezer]

This is what you need to replace if the bearing is the problem