| Front end steering problem [message #194641] |
Wed, 02 January 2013 17:28  |
Larry
Messages: 2875
Registered: January 2004
Location: Menomonie, WI
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So, here's what happened.
I made a hard right out of a gas station onto a highway. When the coach straightened out, I had to steer the steering wheel about 30* to the left to keep it straight. If I let go of the steering wheel it would veer hard to the right. The all of a sudden after about 100 yards, it just straightened itself out with no pulling to the right. So, I pulled into a parking lot and looked at things. Pulled out of the lot with another hard right. No problem. Went around the block to the left, and made another hard right onto the highway again. Did the same thing...pulled hard to the right, but after about 100 yds it straightened itself out. So I got it to do it again turning hard right into another parking lot and stopped in the lot. Could not see anything wrong. Got in the coach and started pulling forward and it straightened itself out. Got out onto the highway and drove another 550 miles with no problem. I am now at a friends home in Tennessee, and lifted the coach. I have checked everything in the front end...ball joints, tie rods, bolts that hold the lower "A" frame, alignment bolts on the upper A frame...everything steering up to the steering box. No movement at the wheel bearings. Took the wheels off to check most of it. Checked to see that the lower ball joints had not come loose from A frame. Checked upper ball joints for same. No witness marks anywhere of rubbing, no grinding noises accept the rubbing noise of the pads touching the rotors.
Has anyone had this or something similar happen to them? What was it? Can anyone speculate on what might be happening?
Larry 
78 Royale w/500 Caddy
Menomonie, WI.
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