It sounds like regular old torque steer.
Are you sure it didn't do it before?
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DneprDave Well-Known MemberSupporting Member
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I've seen a couple where the trans mount nut has backed off a few turns, that has caused some pulling issues
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Crashton Club Coordinator
Look at the lower control arm bushing while you are at it. They are usually toast by 50K or so.
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Crashton Club Coordinator
Yes it is one of the things that can. With the worn out bushings it will let the arm move back & forth. When mine were worn out I didn't really notice a hard pull. Once they were replaced with Powerflex bushings I could feel a real difference. It is worth checking those bushings while looking for your problem.
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Dave.0 Helix & RMW PoweredLifetime Supporter
I would have the alignment checked first. Your son may have hit a very bad pothole or curd and jacked up the alignment.
Also failed OEM Lower Control Arm Bushings will absolutely cause this issue also. -
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Kick the front of the front tires, if they move back any at all you need lower control arm bushings.
Or you can jack it up and see or they move back and forth, if so its time for some Powerflex bushings. -
Update: I found what was causing the problem, on the driver's side, the inner ball joint (I guess that is what it is called) where it bolts to the sub-frame, the two bolts were loose. I pulled the bolts to look for any damage and they looked good. I coated the threads with lock-tite and torqued them back in. The Mini drives good and straight.
The reason it took me this long to find the issue, is this Mini belongs to my son who is a student at Baylor. He was home last week and that gave me the opportunity to take care of this.