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Old 05-29-2006, 11:25 PM
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I was changing my oil today and noticed the control arm looks offset where it attachs near the front right wheel. Is this normal or do I have a problem here?


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That is your tie rod end (controls your steering) It is hard to tell from the picture but if it was bent it would pull to one side and your steering wheel should be off as well.
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Yeah my steering defiantly pulls to that side. I know the angle is tough from one side but the angle of the tire rod relative to the ground is like 35 degrees and I imagine it should be like 90.

Not sure if this would matter but my front right rotor always has way more dust and when I hit the brakes hard the car seems to pull to the right as well.

Thanks for the input.




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