car misses and jerks to the right when driving
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Car: 91 Camaro RS
Engine: 305 tbi
Transmission: 700R4
car misses and jerks to the right when driving
so coming home the car started idling real high like it was missing a little bit and when i drove it just pulled to the right but i could always bring it back to keep it straight but it was causing the wheel to shake real bad any ideas?
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From: Grand Rapids, MI
Car: Z28
Engine: Sb2.2 406
Transmission: Jerico 4 speed
Axle/Gears: Ford 9" 3.60
Fuel system, ignition malfunction, bad vacuum leak, some EFI sensor gone haywire, the list of possibilities goes on.
Any codes?
Any codes?
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well i got home and it doesn't sound like its missing to me but it jerks real hard to the right then go straight etc. no codes i checked to see if i have a tire issue but i didn't see anything with the tires
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Car: 1989 Firebird Formula
Engine: 383 Stealth Ram
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.73 9 bolt Posi
If the car is pulling when you hit the brake, its probably a bad brake hose.
If it is pulling when you are going down the road, I would check the front suspension including both wheel bearings. I had one of those go out a few years ago when I was going down the highway! The good news is that I managed to get the car off the road safely, but it was not easy.
If the car ides poorly, I have to agree with Stekman... it could be a list of things. However, in my experience, a dirty IAC sensor will cause erradic idle.
Just my 2 cents.
Best of luck!
If it is pulling when you are going down the road, I would check the front suspension including both wheel bearings. I had one of those go out a few years ago when I was going down the highway! The good news is that I managed to get the car off the road safely, but it was not easy.
If the car ides poorly, I have to agree with Stekman... it could be a list of things. However, in my experience, a dirty IAC sensor will cause erradic idle.
Just my 2 cents.
Best of luck!
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It's been a few years since I did mine but it wasn't bad...
From memory...
You will need to jack the car up & remove the wheel.
Then take the grease cap off & pull the retaining pin out.
Once the pin is out, unscrew the big nut (this holds the rotor in place).
You should be able to get to and remove the outer wheel bearing now.
If you want to replace the inner wheel bearing also, after you jack the car up, you will need to unbolt the brake caliper (this will allow you to pull the rotor completely off).
Just make sure when you pack the bearings (with bearing grease), you do a good job! This is very important.
If you have a Haynes manual, they probably cover all this.
If you decide you don't feel comfortable doing this, your local Midas/Meineke may do it for you. Of course, the local GM garage will too for $$$
Hope this helps!
From memory...
You will need to jack the car up & remove the wheel.
Then take the grease cap off & pull the retaining pin out.
Once the pin is out, unscrew the big nut (this holds the rotor in place).
You should be able to get to and remove the outer wheel bearing now.
If you want to replace the inner wheel bearing also, after you jack the car up, you will need to unbolt the brake caliper (this will allow you to pull the rotor completely off).
Just make sure when you pack the bearings (with bearing grease), you do a good job! This is very important.
If you have a Haynes manual, they probably cover all this.
If you decide you don't feel comfortable doing this, your local Midas/Meineke may do it for you. Of course, the local GM garage will too for $$$
Hope this helps!
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