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Steve Firebird
07-04-2009, 09:28 AM
I had a problem a while back with my car. The front right tire locked up on me while driving. I had manual steering and it ripped the wheel out of my hand cranking it to full lock pretty abruptly. Luckily I was driving slow approaching a stop sign when it happened. . I have since fixed the problem and put the power steering back on. I noticed the car wants to wonder/pull when I get on it or let off the gas and does not seem to settle in the center while driving straight down the road. I was just thinking it was me not being use to the power steering but today I was looking it over and it seems like the right tire is turned out to the right more than the left. It looks like my accident must have messed up the alignment. I plan to take it to get the alignment checked. Is there thing else I should be looking for first. What would be most likely to have been bent or tweaked when it happened?

79T/Aman
07-04-2009, 10:40 AM
why did the right tire lock up?

Steve Firebird
07-04-2009, 10:50 AM
A bolt on one caliper bracket came loose and fell out allowing caliper bracket to swing out and contact rim when I hit the brakes.

MrQuick
07-04-2009, 11:19 AM
get your alignment checked. My guess, something shifted during the incident.