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Old 04-11-2004, 07:20 PM   #1 (permalink)
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problems with steering

Just installed my rims on my gen4 camry the other day. i went and got a wheel alignment cause the car was swerving to the left a bit. Found the rear was off by just a bit.

i'm driving the car down today from upstate and noticed that the car is still swerving to the left a bit. so i'm guessing that it's not the wheel alignment (spent money for no reason) but i'm stumped as to what else it could be.

Someone told me that i should try bleeding the brakes/fluid? I'm not sure, so can anyone help me out?
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Old 04-11-2004, 10:38 PM   #2 (permalink)
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A normal alignment on a camry will not stop a pull unless they alter the caster angle. Which the camry has no servicable adjustment. If the car didn't pull to the left before the wheels and tires were installed then the problem probably(and often is) caused by a radial pull in the tire. Or uneven air pressure. First thing to do is make sure the air pressure is equal on both sides of the car. If they are equal then you probably have a radial pull. What you can do is swap the left front tire with the right front tire. If using directional tires, the tires will have to be re-mounted to keep them rolling the right way. Sometimes this will cause the car to go perfectly straight or to pull the opposite direction as before. If it goes straight then you're all good. If it goes the opposite direction then you need to isolate the problem tire. First rotate the right side tires front to back. If that fixes the problem than you know that that was the tire that is going to need to be replaced. If it still pulls then you know that is is the left front tire that is faulty. Let me know what happens and if any ?'s I used to see this happen once in a while when I was a service writer for goodyear.
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