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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 01:18 AM
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I recently had an accident that snapped a front lca and endlink. Replaced both items, and car seems to drive fine now, but whenever I let off the gas the gas would pull right. Under accel it does not pull left. Any ideas?

Just got an alignment, and tire pressures are equal.
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by hellspare
I recently had an accident that snapped a front lca and endlink. Replaced both items, and car seems to drive fine now, but whenever I let off the gas the gas would pull right. Under accel it does not pull left. Any ideas?

Just got an alignment, and tire pressures are equal.
I heard something like this many years ago. It ended up being a dragging brake pad. The owner verified it using a heat gun after coasting to a stop and gunning the rotors......

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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 08:18 AM
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Simple things first: check your tire pressure.
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by RedY2KS2k
Simple things first: check your tire pressure.
REALLY? try readying the OP before posting next time.
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 09:51 AM
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If it was brake related, shouldn't it pull when I brake? The car stays straight even under hard braking, and the wheel doesn't move when I press of let off the brake. It's ONLY when I let off the gas.
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 11:16 PM
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Update: the car actually pulls left when i gas, right when i let off.

However the wheel doesn't move, only the car does, if that makes sense.

Double checked tire pressure and it was fine.
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 11:35 PM
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hellspare, check tire pressures again. 1PSI off will do this. at 3-5PSI, on a wet day your car will go sideways @ WOT - its really significant with low pressure differences.
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Old Apr 18, 2011 | 12:47 AM
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I JUST checked tire pressure. Read the post above yours man.
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Old Apr 18, 2011 | 03:33 AM
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I understand, thats why I said _again_. Thats the thing, its really easy to miss especially if you're using a high pressure tire pressure gauge (less accurate). Other than that, the only problem it can be is alignment OR differential is fscked.
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Old Apr 18, 2011 | 05:52 AM
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did you replace both sides, or just one? maybe sounds stupid, but if you have one new side, and one old side, the old side may be a little worn and the new side stiffer... causing pull in one direction or another... bushings wear out etc... Most people replace both sides if anything due to this. If this isnt the case, then i would say you may have a damaged caliper or other brake issue causing one side to be a little more clamped than the other, you know your brakes are always touching the rotor for the most part. And a warped rotor or damaged caliper could cause constant contact and pulling
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