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Okay, i have been working on this pulling problem for a while. My car started off tugging to the the right slightly and got worse. It is worse at slower speeds.

Took to Belle tire they claimed it was brakes (caliper sticking), fixed those, replaced sway bar links, new struts about a month ago, alignment done and I have no idea what is wrong.

A bunch of retards work at Belle tire because they cant seem to figure it out. Its been there 5 times! They tried to tell me it was my rims/tires but the stock ones do it as well.

As if now it is still tugging to the right, and now its making a clunking/grinding noise when i turn and just a clunking noise when going slow. What else could go wrong up there???
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Tie rod?
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Ball Joint? It basically means you have no alignment. Can mess everything up.
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maybe its just the driver. :P

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maybe a cv joint?
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Pretty sure not ball joint or tie rod. CV joint what are the symtems and exactly what is it?? How much and how hard..?? lol ive had somone else tell me a cv joint.
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Pretty sure not ball joint or tie rod. CV joint what are the symtems and exactly what is it?? How much and how hard..?? lol ive had somone else tell me a cv joint.
i know they put up quite a fuss in the turns under power when they are bad, i dont know about straight line though. if your problem it the cv joint, it is beyond bad. somebody back me up, i never let mine go beyond the chattering.
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The noise just started. But it seem like Belle tire woulda noticed it.
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There will be a black rubber boot on your axle at a joint. Check it to see if it'* still there and in one piece. If it'* torn or missing, you may need to replace the joint, minimum lube it up.
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K, the boot is in one peice, looks like there is some lube leaking out... that normal? I just replaced struts/ strut mounts ext. Possible i coulda put somthing in wrong? This started after the alignment after the struts were done.
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It was grey i am pretty sure.. would this cause my car to pull and make these noises tho? It was coming out beween the boot and the axel, not out of a tear. I will look closer tomorrow. thanks

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