If I go over a bump at just about any speed, it feels like the car is quickly shifting from right to left. Kinda also feels like im skidding on ice, although its 90 degrees outside, so I doubt that! Any ideas as to what that may be??
2007-09-03 10:03:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Need new shock and struts. Maybe new tires and a balance.
2007-09-03 10:11:25 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Dollar Saver 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you have a disconnected or broken "track bar", - this hooks somewhere on the rear axle-frame (on front wheel drive cars), it keeps the axle centered under rear of the car (hooked on one end to the frame),- if it isn't hooked up, the axle will sway from one side to the other (outside direction of turn). if you are going fast enough it will hit the side of body. I had a son in law that bought a Dodge spirit (in 90s) and the dealer replaced the rear axle assy. because of a side impact, - they didn't replace the bar that went cross ways to hold the assy. centered, the "swaying back,and forth broke off both connector bars on the axle, and it slid back and lodged against gas tank. Had it went all the way out from under the car, - it would have made the tank drag on the road, and the car would probably have "exploded" on the spot, - (and the car wouldn't have needed fixed then), because he wouldn't have been around to drive it anymore!
You can buy a "Haynes auto repair manual" (at auto supply stores), fairly cheap, and it will tell you how to check all your suspension components, - which works if you have a little mechanical knowledge, -- if not,.- you have to depend on your mechanic being honest with you!!
You can also get this effect to some degree if the tire pressures are too low! Since they "roll over" on the sidewalls and then seem to "slide around" like on ice!
2007-09-03 10:52:30 · answer #2 · answered by guess78624 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be the the center link on an older car or the ties are worn. Keep good tires in the front of the car. Have tires rotated on a regular basis. I deal with older cars and sometimes that is the first thing i change. this is the rear wheel drive cars.
2007-09-03 10:49:59 · answer #3 · answered by frankm1412@yahoo.com 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wished you would have included your car brand, year and model, Don't drive it till you crawl underneath the back end. It sounds as if you have a bolt missing in the rear panard bar or it is broken altogether. If you have a solid rear axle with front wheel drive you have a link-bar (panard) That locates the rear axle to the uni-body frame rail. Its located by one of the lower shock absorber mounts and travels to the body-frame rail near the top of the opposite side coil spring. A bolt bay be either broken or missing.
If you have independant rear suspension you don't have a panard bar. The car gets triangulation by the lower control arms benieth the rear spindles that run forward to the uni-body and the individual links that run from the lower end of the rear spindle to the center cage of the rear suspension.
Check all arms before driving this instant wreck waiting to hapen.
2007-09-03 10:24:22 · answer #4 · answered by Country Boy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything you need to know about struts and suspension
http://free-auto-repair-advice.blogspot.com/search/label/struts
Rick
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2007-09-03 10:33:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Broken shock?
Low tire pressure?
Crawl under it and shake stuff to see if anything is loose.....
2007-09-03 10:08:49 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How worn are your tires?
2007-09-03 10:08:29 · answer #7 · answered by Pengy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋