my car jerks when i am making turns to the right and left, like my wheel is about to fall off or something

what is that plz

9/26/2005 10:15:53 AM

not from a stop, like when im going around sharp curves and shit

9/26/2005 10:16:42 AM

steering wheel or wheel on the outside?

9/26/2005 10:24:02 AM

oh and what kind of car?

9/26/2005 10:24:23 AM

it feels liek my actual wheel is gonna fall off

and its a 92 nissan sentra, the hottest car on the road

9/26/2005 10:27:17 AM

how fast are you going?
Are all your lug nuts tight?
is it only when you are turning?

I can check it out tuesday, or next tuesday in Gboro if you need.

[Edited on September 26, 2005 at 10:42 AM. Reason : .]

9/26/2005 10:42:09 AM

usually going like 35-50 in the actual turn

and im pretty sure the lugnuts are tight, ill go check that real quick



like if 90 is straight ahead, it usually only does it when im going around a curve past 60 or 120

9/26/2005 10:49:25 AM

tie rod ends?

9/26/2005 10:58:22 AM

is it a single jerk or like a wobbling?

9/26/2005 10:59:32 AM

wobbling, definitely

9/26/2005 11:56:46 AM

put power steering fluid in your car

[Edited on September 26, 2005 at 11:59 AM. Reason : if its got power steering]

9/26/2005 11:58:55 AM

i need a boyfriend to do this type thing for me

9/26/2005 12:02:48 PM

your gas tank needs more water in the mix

9/27/2005 2:49:40 AM

tie rods, control arm or pittman arm

wobbling commonly referred to as "the death wobble"

9/27/2005 3:04:03 AM

ok i so found this nice sized gash in my front left tire yesterday

upon further inspection, it looks like D instead of O

hahaha

theres a flat spot on it where the gash is. i dont know if thats what it was, but HOW ABOUT THAT

12/3/2005 1:22:44 PM

probably wheel bearing or balljoint


damn this is an old thread

12/3/2005 2:17:45 PM

Quote :

"probably wheel bearing or balljoint"

wtf? yeah, i'm sure that's it... IT COULDN'T BE WHAT HE JUST POSTED

Quote :

"theres a flat spot on it where the gash is."

12/3/2005 2:26:14 PM

yeah im going to get a new one this afternoon, I WILL LET YOU GUYS KNOW HOW THAT WORKS

12/3/2005 2:33:45 PM

i mean, i am an idiot when it comes to cars according to the almighty god pussyprimer, but seems to me that it wouldnt make a difference whether you are turning, driving staight or rolling end over end down a hill, a flat spot is a flat spot and will raise hell all the time

[Edited on December 3, 2005 at 2:43 PM. Reason : all of you can fuck off]

12/3/2005 2:42:59 PM

Quote :

"i mean, i am an idiot when it comes to cars "

sounds reasonable to me.

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"but seems to me that it wouldnt make a difference whether you are turning, driving staight or rolling end over end down a hill, a flat spot is a flat spot and will raise hell all the time"

wrong, and NO.

12/3/2005 2:46:39 PM

^ ok explain, i always thought the tread touched the ground when you drive, but apparently cars just levitate when driving straight now?

12/3/2005 2:47:50 PM

it's completely possible for the area where the flat spot is not to be touching the road driving in a straight line. the contact patch isn't always the whole tread surface. if it's at the edge of the tread area, camber is off, tires are worn on the outsides, etc.

12/3/2005 2:50:57 PM

maybe in that case, but the way he describes the problem, it would have to be huge spot on the tire to cause that much vibration, i've seen some pretty badly cupped and worn tires before that didnt change much driving straight or in a turn, and that era sentra is notorious for front end problems and trying to keep in alignment

12/3/2005 3:03:40 PM

in turn, i've seen numerous small flat spots or bubbles cause driveability issues. it very well could be something in the front end, but why discount the obvious, visible, and simple problem first...? doesn't make sense.

12/3/2005 3:48:06 PM

def. the gash in your wheel...that happened to me couple months ago...get a couple used tires (new if your budget permits) and you should be fine...

12/3/2005 3:53:31 PM

here are your answers

the gash was like 3 inches long. around that was a flat area that was a circle about the same size. i guess it was like driving on a square when that part of the tire tried to grab in turns and shit



i got a badass tire at walmart for 28 bucks

and now it drives just fine... perfect, just like what we all have come to expect from the powerful nissan sentra. i always thought that if it were a tire, it would be the front right. it felt like it was coming from there - so i only gave that tire a thorough lookover

i cant believe i was driving on that shit for 2 months

12/3/2005 7:26:49 PM

and the flat spot wasn't "distributed" across the whole tire. it was close to the outer edge

i think it blew out one of the belts or bands or whatever the metal shit is. piece of shit tire

12/3/2005 7:30:59 PM

12/3/2005 7:32:08 PM

check your oil

12/3/2005 7:33:25 PM

ha ha ha

i just put a quart in the other day cause i havent checked it in so long

12/3/2005 8:11:11 PM

Quote :

"just like what we all have come to expect from the powerful nissan sentra."

all hail the mighty hypnotoad.

12/3/2005 9:25:57 PM

LOOK ME IN THE EYE AND TELL ME THE RED BOMBER ISNT THE HOTTEST CAR ON THE ROAD

12/3/2005 9:48:43 PM

why are you making fun of me?

don't you know that i'm blind?

[Edited on December 3, 2005 at 10:50 PM. Reason : eh]

12/3/2005 10:50:01 PM

^Excessive masturbation does that...


BTW, jackleg...the Nissan Sentra goes down in my personal history as being one of the greatest cars ever made. I love 'em.

12/4/2005 11:43:37 AM

was there a pwning in here? i think so.

12/4/2005 3:44:12 PM

i wish someone had read this thread 2 months ago and said

GO CHECK YOUR TIRES YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE IDIOT

12/4/2005 4:00:57 PM

sorry travis i missed the thread 3 months ago

12/4/2005 4:02:03 PM

oh well at least i dint die

12/4/2005 4:21:45 PM

>.<

12/4/2005 4:25:17 PM

Quote :

"^Excessive masturbation does that..."

to that i post.

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12/4/2005 6:25:38 PM