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Old Nov 6, 2010 | 05:48 PM
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when i take off in 1st gear the front in pulls up a lil and whenever the car stets back down while shifting into 2nd there is a loud thud noise. Does any no why or where i could look for possible clues why my car is making this noise ?

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Old Nov 6, 2010 | 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by skating_Rob
about 3 mounths ago i hit a curb and did around 4.5k in damage the main part that was destroyed is the rack and pinion so they replaced it now when this lil hole in the wall put it in they idk how to explain it but put it in wrong so when i had it aligned at a pep boys they said they had to disconnect somthing because they could not algine the car correctly now when i take off in first gear hard there is a hard thud when the car sets back down and some times when i make a sharp turn form a stop the same thud come from under the car does any 1 no a way to fix this or have any input on where to look to fix this plzzzzzz help
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Old Nov 6, 2010 | 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by TheFarmer
Nice sentence.
well ty. i thought this site was for helping people out not criticizing them about there punctuation ?
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Old Nov 6, 2010 | 06:26 PM
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Do not understand what you are asking. Sentences helpful.
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Old Nov 6, 2010 | 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by skating_Rob
now when i take off in first gear hard there is a hard thud when the car sets back down
The issue may be your car going airborne, do you have a huge wing on it? Nonetheless, your car should not be taking off or setting back down; it's not an airplane.
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Old Nov 6, 2010 | 06:39 PM
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Do not understand what you are asking. Sentences helpful.
sorry i was giving u the long story so that u no the history of the problem but that is a shorter understanding of what i am dealing with
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Old Nov 6, 2010 | 07:04 PM
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Assume that the "thud" is in the drive train somewhere after the motor. Ask in your regional forum for a shop recommendation.
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Old Nov 6, 2010 | 07:07 PM
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i know whats wrong the maybe camber arm backwards is on and pep boys mess doesn't like to warranty void
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Old Nov 7, 2010 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by WTFMike
The issue may be your car going airborne, do you have a huge wing on it? Nonetheless, your car should not be taking off or setting back down; it's not an airplane.

HAHAHAHHAHA you made me laugh out loud
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