Car Jerks to the left/right so does the steering wheel

[Banga69]

Hiya peoples i just got a new left front lower amr fitted 2 days ago and now the car jerks abit to the left/right when i go over bumps or down a driveway so does the steering wheel.

what could be the problem?

cheers clint

[Disco]

Clint man, have you had a wheel alignment?

it's commonly called tracking where one wheel will follow the road and not drive in a straight line - 101s are pretty bad for it - my one is nasty to drive after I put 17's on it.

new bushes help...

[Banga69]

Clint man, have you had a wheel alignment?

it's commonly called tracking where one wheel will follow the road and not drive in a straight line - 101s are pretty bad for it - my one is nasty to drive after I put 17's on it.

new bushes help...

nope havnt dont a wheel alignment yet, over a year ago i replaced my lower right arm witt a new one and the car didnt even jerk at all.

[SKDABL]

Is it pulling or jerking?
Sounds like the alignment to me
Take it on the motorway and see when it starts shuddering

[kingcorolla]

Take it on the motorway and see when it starts shuddering

this will be checking wheel balance, which is a different thing my friend.

id say check all the bolts on the arm, or any play if neccacary.. if its just pulling the left/right whilst driving, could be alignment, or if its just happened since the new control arm..

now the car jerks abit to the left/right when i go over bumps or down a driveway so does the steering wheel.

this meens your suspension travel, is interfering with the tierod ends, therefor jerking left/right when suspension is traveling.

maybe the incorrect control arm? Anyone will tell you that "steering angles" is a big factor (and big subject!) in the cars operation. when one angle fukks out, it plays around with more angles, which can affect things like uneven load on bearings, handling ability etc etc

[evil_si]

go back and get them to check it out,
sounds like it could possibly be a loose ball joint or sumthing they havent tightened.
ive seen a couple of fkd and loose lower ball joints and wheel bearings, that when driving suddlenly jerk left then back to the right. or right then left.

if its the wheel bearing, they are known for flogging out the hub, when the bearing fails or is loose, if that happens ya have to replace the hub

[levin_it_large]

car jerks abit to the left/right when i go over bumps or down a driveway so does the steering wheel.

i've got this same problem only recently started happening.

steering wheel starts shaking at about 80k's, is this alignment or balancing???

[kingcorolla]

steering wheel starts shaking at about 80k's, is this alignment or balancing???

yep, this is balancing. Its piss easy to balance a wheel, just take all 4 wheels to a workshop, they'll do them for you ina jiffy

[B_giB]

[quote="levin_it_large]steering wheel starts shaking at about 80k's, is this alignment or balancing???[/quote]

if its from around 80 and u have aftermarket wheels it could need hub rings if the wheel isnt sitting central on the hub

[Banga69]

well actualy is doenst really jerk it has a mind of its own.
nope its doesnt shudda on the motorway at over 100km/h so i know its not the balance.
so you say wheel alignment?

[Disco]

well actualy is doenst really jerk it has a mind of its own.
nope its doesnt shudda on the motorway at over 100km/h so i know its not the balance.
so you say wheel alignment?

Well you were going to get one anyhow weren't you *glare*

[B1NZ]

this meens your suspension travel, is interfering with the tierod ends, therefor jerking left/right when suspension is traveling.

maybe the incorrect control arm? Anyone will tell you that "steering angles" is a big factor (and big subject!) in the cars operation. when one angle fukks out, it plays around with more angles, which can affect things like uneven load on bearings, handling ability etc etc

err yeah, i failed a WOF today cos of this exact thing, aparently the rear link is almost fallen off - oh well its gone to the garage to get fixed, so hopefully my mech warranty covers it otherwise i'll be poorer than i already am

[Banga69]

well actualy is doenst really jerk it has a mind of its own.
nope its doesnt shudda on the motorway at over 100km/h so i know its not the balance.
so you say wheel alignment?

Well you were going to get one anyhow weren't you *glare*

yup but just wanted to find out what is was dont wan aget an alignmnt then find out its coz on the lower arm.

[Disco]

well actualy is doenst really jerk it has a mind of its own.
nope its doesnt shudda on the motorway at over 100km/h so i know its not the balance.
so you say wheel alignment?

Well you were going to get one anyhow weren't you *glare*

yup but just wanted to find out what is was dont wan aget an alignmnt then find out its coz on the lower arm.

Well I'm almost certain it will ease the problem but may not make it go away entirely...

[Banga69]

so what would the problem be then?? or as what they said up there

[10k 20v]

is it superstrut?
s.hand arm or new?

[Banga69]

is it superstrut?
s.hand arm or new?

yup superstrut. and its been re-machine

[10k 20v]

there's the problem.
check all those joints again.

there only needs to be a small bit of play in those joints to totally stuff up the toe angles.
does it happen when you brake or accel

[Banga69]

there's the problem.
check all those joints again.

there only needs to be a small bit of play in those joints to totally stuff up the toe angles.
does it happen when you brake or accel

its while im accelerating,cruising at a constant speed then i hit a bump. got the alignment back it was all good. but it still does it. took it back to wheel alignment place they they looked at it again but couldnt find any problem. so they told me to take it back monday(today) so yea the guy who know everything will hava a look at it.

[10k 20v]

somethings definatly flopping around and moneys on those arms.
sometimes the play isn't apparent on the hoist untill you load up the suspension with the engine.

i had the same problem for ages, gave up myself and sent it to about three wheel alingers. none of them could fix it then i had another look myself and bingo.