I was driving on a local road with divider in the middle, road narrowed, other driver came into me . i yanked car hard left & and crunched the crap out of the tire and front wheel on a nonbeveled concrete curb . Estimated speed 30 mph Changed tire and drove the 6 miles home, steering wheel currently sits 30 degrees left of center. car drives like i broke a tie rod. Tire in question bounces uncontollably to the point where it impacts the inside of the fender well and part of the strut. . Tire got literally chewed up by something to the point where it looks like it went through an asphalt removall machine.. on visual inspection no cv joint leaks. no strut leaks , spring on strut looks intact, though swaybar looks bent.- got car up on jack stands and grabbed rotor in both hands and gave it the angry dog shake - feels solid. however tire is not even close to vertical- top leans towards engine at a 20 degree angle or so. Anyone got any ideas what i did and can i repair it ? thanks
2006-06-14 06:31:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
By a-arm, I am assuming they meant the control arm. I have been an ASE Certified Mechanic in Front Ends for over 8 years now, and have not heard of an a-arm. Heard lots about the control arms, tho. And they are a pain to replace. Before jumping to conclusions tho, do some self-checks first. Get the wheel in question off the ground. Grab the tire by the top and bottom (obviously, one hand on each) and try to push and pull the tire in a manner that looks like you are trying to push the top half of the tire into the wheel well, while pulling the bottom half out. Reverse the process. Do this several times. If it moves more than about 1mm (basically, if it moves at all), you have ruined the ball joint. You will need to replace the ball joint, which also is a pain. If no movement, inspect the MacPherson Strut assemply. It is hard to do, but you may have bent the strut arm, or possibly the steering knuckle itself. But this is very difficult to do, and I don't think you could have from a 30mph impact. The ball joint is more likely. Usually won't cause a bouncing, but anything is possible. Also, check the outer tie rod, and the tie rod end (where it meets the steering knuckle). Typically, if bad, this will cause the vehicle to wander, not bounce, but again, anything is possible. Grab the tie rod end and try to twist, push and pull it. Some movement is OK (like a couple of degrees), but anything more than that is abnormal and needs replacing. No doubt you threw the alignment off, but that's an easy fix, and it will not cause bouncing. If that doesn't seem to be the problem, email me: mike_so_shore from this wonderful site. I'll see if I can help you further. Try those suggestions first tho.
2006-06-14 08:58:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, with the car in the air on jack stands the tire will not sit straight up and down. Depending on how you hit the curb I would guess you bent something. Possibly the strut itself, the tie rod end, the A-arm or something of that nature. Compare everything to the other side. The car is definitely out of alignment. I would guess that's what cause the tire to "bounce" as you call it. Either way, I would say you'll have a couple hundred in it before it's all said and done.
2006-06-14 07:49:59 · answer #2 · answered by drifet_18 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to hear about your unfortunate incident. At least you seem to be OK. This is a job for a body shop. The vehicle needs to be put on a frame machine to check for a twisted or bent frame. It will then have to go on an alignment rack to check for bent suspension components. You may want to get some estimates and inform your insurance company. HTH, Good Luck!!
2006-06-14 06:49:38 · answer #3 · answered by lugnutz59 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Play in the guidance wheel is motives through the centerlink both bent or worn. And certain alignment could restore your pulling to the only aspect yet you've bent the tirerods and that ought to choose replaced
2016-10-30 21:32:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You bent or broke the a-arm, and most of the hardware associated with the suspension on that side. Ouch--gonna be pricey.
2006-06-14 06:35:25 · answer #5 · answered by jay 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah could be the a-arm...you really have to get under the kia to get a good look at the damage to the a- arm, and yes it is a biat*h to replace.im almost positive you knocked the alignment off,you could have that looked at...good luck patner
2006-06-14 06:49:00 · answer #6 · answered by nic@nite 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
body shop.. the year model of the car? might actually be cheaper to get another if its an older model.. glad you ok
2006-06-14 06:57:53 · answer #7 · answered by kyle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋