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Cars
Posted: July 16 07, 7:23 am
by jim
Son of a xxxx
Loud clunk/thud and binding when I turn the wheel to the left from a cold start. After the car warms up it goes away. At first I thought maybe some gunk somewhere as it went away and stayed away for a day, but it's back now.
Into the mechanic in the morning. Any mechanics with ideas? I'm guessing it could be anything from a loose bolt to the steering completely going out.
Re: Cars
Posted: July 16 07, 9:14 am
by M1IRONMIKE
It might be the car bomb the folks at the other site placed under your wheel well. They all might want to come back without you here!!!!
Re: Cars
Posted: July 16 07, 10:12 am
by Transmogrified Tiger
"If I was an auto mechanic I'd be a really @$*ty auto mechanic. If a guy came to me and said, 'my brakes went out', I'd tell him, 'well maybe there's a Killer after you!'"
Re: Cars
Posted: July 16 07, 11:31 am
by stlouie_lipp
Had to take mine in this morning...$800 later I will get it back.
Re: Cars
Posted: July 17 07, 1:35 pm
by jim
I did ok. Never really found the problem for sure, other than to say that the steering/differential/suspension are all sound. Changed the power steering fluid (80K on it) and greased some areas and said to drive it and see. $140.
My main concern was that I will be towing about 2000 pounds in a week on a 200 mile drive. Had it not been for the upcoming move, I wouldn't have really bothered. But the thought of the steering seezing up heading down a hill with a trailer wasn't too comforting.
It's weird because after the car has been running 1-2 minutes the steering is perfectly fine. it's like the fluid isn't getting where it needs to be for a minute.