A little "wonky" eh?
To me, pulling to one side either indicates something is wrong with your tires and/or your suspension. When I had really sh*t tires on the car (i.e. worn) they would follow grooves in the road like nobody's business and it'd be a bitch to control. Later (different car) I had a nasty pull to the right that wasn't fixed by an alignment. Turned out the lower control arm was bent and had to be ($300 later!) replaced. Just some thoughts for you...

 

You can also look at the steering ball joint thats just behind the rotor. Take one off. Takes about 10 minutes... If you can move them around with your hand very easily they are shot. I just replaced mine because my steering was messed up. 65 bucks for both sides. Just have to whack at them pretty good to get them off.

 

Yeh I spell it that way. I'm a little weerd.

Thanks guys, I'll check it out sometime tom. if it stopps raining.

 

I was going to post on a similar problem to this, but I didn't think anyone would no what the hell I was talking about.

My steering will feel loose. The problem is most noticeable on the highway. When I go into a turn the steering feels as if the car is sliding and then suddely catches the road, the car is not sliding but it feels like it until it "catches". I believe it is something in my steering colum because, for example if I have the car turing full left and straigten out and go into another left turn I don't feel it, but if I go into a right turn it does it, and vice versa.

Unlike the other guy I dont have to press the clutch to feel the problem.

Any ideas?
-Brian

 

That's exactly whats been happening to me. It wasn't until lately that it started to pull or cut out when shifting gears...

 

I know the exact moment that it happened, and that is how I know it is not a problem with maintenence with the fluid or anything like that.

I was getting on the highway and the person in front of me was accelerating very slow, and I am impatient with those kind of things, so I cut across the solid lines to get onto the freeway and hit something in the process. That is when the problem started. I really wish I had not done that now.

 

Everyone here knows that 1 gens have rpm sensitive steering, not speed sensitive steering right? This means that in the turns (at certain rpm's), the wheel starts to alternate between assist/no assist repeatedly and give you the sensation that you are going to oversteer, then understeer. That is most likely the surging type sensation being felt.

Regarding tracking on the road, check your tires. Many times, a tire rotation side to side will immediately show the culprit. If the tires are nearly worn out, you most need to start with fresh rubber before trying to diagnose a steering concern as you are describing.

 

When I took the wheels off, the first thing I looked for was any abnormal wear on the tire. There was none. They still look pretty new honestly.

 

thanks for the input Ed, but what I am feeling is not any type of steering adjustment, just something screwed up. My tires were pretty worn so I put my stocker wheels back on. The tires on them have plenty of tread, so it is not the tires. I just wish it wasn't but ass cold outside so I could put the car up to see what is going on.

 

Your belt is tight, right?

 

Yes it is. Replaced all of them last year.

 

Got it

Can't believe I didn't notice this before. The outer tierod end on the passenger side was bent and very loose (I only checked the drivers side). Replaced both of them, rotated the tires, and got a 4-wheel alignment. Everything's good now.