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Metro pulling to the right
Topic Started: Feb 19 2016, 04:17 PM (2,370 Views)
Cyborg
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McDumbass

Last weekend I took the Ms out, the motor in her car went up so we took the Metro. On the way, I noticed that the car was pulling to the right awfully hard (let go of the wheel and the pulled hard to the right). I checked the air in the tires and everything there was fine. The next morning I looked under the car to see if there was anything noticeable wrong with it. I saw nothing that stood out. Any thoughts on what this could be? I dont hear anything unusual and she drive fine other than the pulling to the side.

Thanks in advance.
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pdqrunner


Check those frame horns real close. Check the brakes, yank the the tires to check out the ball joints...
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Cyborg
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on my way out now to check
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I just looked, frame horns are in immaculate shape (very dirty) but not one spot of rust. Brakes are fine and ball joints seem to be fine.
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Old Man


to see if the brakes are 'dragging' -- drive it for at least 10 minutes and compare the heat in the front rotors to see if the right side is warmer. Same for the rear drums.

make sure your emergency brake cable to the right drum is releasing.

check all bolts/connections in the suspension to make sure they are not coming loose-front and rear.
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ok, give me a few minutes and ill check that
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Sorry i havent replied in a while, had some issues pop up and have been driving company truck.

I still havent figured out the issue, actually just today i drove to the store and had to make a u-turn. In the process of doing this i heard and felt a pretty loud noise, it came from the front pass side wheel. It was like a rattling pop sound. As soon as the wheels went straight i didnt hear anything else. I also noticed when driving it feels like there is a slight vibration, the steering wheel even vibrates slightly.

When i got home i took the wheel off and noticed the cv axle boot was torn and linkage was exposed. I took some pics i will post when i get on my computer. Other than that i see nothing visible. My first though was maybe an issue with the cv axle nut?.. i honestly have no idea, i have never had an issue like this before. Thanks again everyone
Edited by Cyborg, Mar 5 2016, 05:12 PM.
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In the next to the last picture. Is your spring broken? Something in the foreground is definitely broke. If it was actually in front of my face, I could see it better.
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no, that is just some sort of a foam/rubber piece that covers the bottom of the spring. i noticed that also and checked it
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David95237


Swap your front tires and see if it pulls the otherway
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David95237
Mar 5 2016, 07:15 PM
Swap your front tires and see if it pulls the otherway
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Radioactive
Mar 5 2016, 07:12 PM
no, that is just some sort of a foam/rubber piece that covers the bottom of the spring. i noticed that also and checked it
Likely the spring insulator. Just couldn't tell from here. That can cause a squeak, knock, or scrape noise when broken or missing.
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Mrbreeze


It looks like it's time to invest in at least a new axle, may want to inspect/repack/replace bearings, and a new seal, may take care of the problem..
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