SpoonMan Posted December 3, 2002 Share Posted December 3, 2002 Hello, About a month ago I was driving home at night in the rain. I wasnt exactly going the speed limit, but I wasn't endangering anyone's lives either. I came to a curve to the left in the road, and I hit a puddle in the road and skidded off to the right and hit the curb at a fairly high speed, but it was more of a glancing blow. I pulled into the nearest parking lot I could find to inspect the damage I had done to my front right wheel. When I got out to look at it I could see that I had dented my rim (cheap steel wheel) badly enough to see it in the dark. I was close to my home and there was no one on the roads, so I decided to take it home instead of calling for help. When I got back on the road I noticed that the steering was a whole lot more loose than it was before, my car drifted more, and it felt like it was overall less stable that it was before the accident. I dont have much experience with the mechanical aspect of cars, so I chalked it up to the rim being bent, so the next day I put my car on a donut and headed out to buy a new wheel. However, the new wheel didn't fix anything (but it needed to be replaced anyway). That got me thinking about what the problem could be and a few friends said it could be a bent axleshaft. But looking around I saw that one simptom for that is shaking at higher speeds, which I do not have. Here is somewhat of a list of things that is wrong with it. -Car drifts fairly badly -Left front wheel wearing badly on outside edge (accident was on the right wheel) -Steering is pretty loose feeling -During wide curves to the left I can hear tires screaching -The drifting depends on which direction I an currently going. (it pulls to the left, but if I go far enough to the right it starts to pull more toward the right) -Unstable feel to the car. -Smaller bumps feel more rough on the front end than the back. -Lastly (and this is the one that has me scared) When I turn hard left, like if I'm pulling into a parking spot, I hear a nasty sounding groaning noise that wasn't there before. When I first heard it I thought I might have hit the car next to the parking spot I was pulling into. The only reason I haven't gotten it taken care of yet is because I can't afford for it to cost alot to repair. I live around the corner from my work, so if I need to I can walk to work, but I generally feel safe going to work since it's such a short drive. Thanks in advance for any help, and thanks for your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX Driver03 Posted December 3, 2002 Share Posted December 3, 2002 I'm just guessing but allignment and maybe the control arm got pushed back farther than it should have in the accident....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLontheDL Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 yes sounds like a bent axle.. you also might need an alignment b/c if your car shifts to one side at high speed, your alignment is off. good luck and let us know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGRacer Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 its either bent axle or bad alingment one or the otha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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