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Old Aug 26, 2003 | 11:07 AM
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My buddy just bought a 86 T/A and we went to get a front end alingement. After the alingement the guy said he couldn't do anything about the caster and it was probably cause when the car had been hit. The car looks like it was side swiped. The front drivers side tire rude the wheel well and the car pull really bad towards the left. Could this be caused by a damaged or bent A arm or steering knunkle? Any help would be great.
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Old Aug 26, 2003 | 11:37 AM
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yea, it could be all of the above. You'd have to place it on a frame alignment rack to determine if the frame is square.

If he couldn't do a caster adjustment, it could be a bent lower a-rm, doubt it would be a bent tie rod, but you can measure them, or at least look to see if they're bent.
the caster adjustment is the moving of the top of the strut backwards and forewards, so look in that plane to see what's amiss.
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Old Aug 26, 2003 | 12:00 PM
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Thanks that should help us alot
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