Leaning Car

Cape Codder

Cape Codder

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Checked out right rear tire/rim because a noise heard when pushing car from garage. Jacked car under "pumpkin" and checked to see how right rear tire was spinning. Let car down and re-jacked under right rear axle. Seemed loose so torqued wheel nuts. After torquing with further investigation, wheel still seemed loose. Changed wheel with a like item i.e. size wise other that width.
After installation was completed noticed car was leaning in the right rear by several inches.

What could cause this, just by jacking the car and changing a wheel/tire assembly?

Any help would be appreciated.
 
only thing that could have shifted that much would be the center tie bolt let loose or spring clamps are loose...
 
Seems you have a bad bearing(s) or loose Hub nut.
With the Wheel correctly torqued to the Hub and with no load (jacked up off the ground), put your hands at 12 and 6 o'clock and check for deflection in a North-South orientation. There should be none.
 
After changing the wheel and torquing it there is no deflection in the north to south orientation. I thought of the bearing at first before changing the wheel but have put that aside and like I said there is no deflection.

Will look at the spring clamps and if loose will have to somehow try the center spring bolt. Lets hope not ! ! ! !
 
Cape Codder said:
After changing the wheel and torquing it there is no deflection in the north to south orientation. I thought of the bearing at first before changing the wheel but have put that aside and like I said there is no deflection.

Will look at the spring clamps and if loose will have to somehow try the center spring bolt. Lets hope not ! ! ! !
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Cool.

To check for bad bushings you again need to have things un-loaded and use a pry bar anywhere they might deflect. Pry against something that CAN'T move (such as the Frame). When in doubt, check the results against the opposite side of the car.

The amount of deflection in a suspension component on ANY car should be nearly imperceptible. (Think in terms of how much force you can apply with a pry bar vs how much the car weighs).

We also can't rule out that you have a shot spring. It doesn't explain why you had different results after the first change you made but it's still possible.
 
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Well, do I have mud in my face. With the big rush to put the other wheel/tire on the car forgot to check tire pressure. Was down almost 20 lbs. Sorry for the Thread.
 
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