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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 05:47 PM
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Unhappy 1999 Dodge 1500 Ram pulls to right

I have a 1999 1500 Ram, that pulls tothe right. It's a severe enough pull that you cannot take your hands off of the steering wheel. If you do, it immediately goes right. I put new tires on it, I rotated them, swapped them back & forth. The tires have around 20,000 miles on them & none of them show any type of wear, front or back. I have taken it to 3 different alignment shops & none of them have been able to align it to correct the problem.They can't find anything bent,loose, or worn under the front end. I also have crawled around under the truck several times myself & can't find anything bent, loose or worn. The caliper is not sticking & the hub is good both sides. Also the frame is not bent, I had it checked at a body shop.

This was my father's truck & some years back he hit something which bent his front bumper under on the right side, I looked underneath for damage at the time & saw none other than the bumper, but I didn't drive it after & he never mentioned it pulling, so I'm not sure if that's when it started. Any ideas or answers would be appreciated. Thanks
 

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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 05:50 PM
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If in fact the steering and front suspension components are all good, it's time to get the frame checked to see if it's bent.
 
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 05:53 PM
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+1.. and the brake hose.
 
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 05:54 PM
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Check and see if the right front caliper is hanging up.........
 
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 05:55 PM
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Ok, I posted after HeyYou, this is starting to get annoying!
 
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by zman17
Ok, I posted after HeyYou, this is starting to get annoying!
Gremlins......

I have noticed that if posting times are pretty close, the order can get screwed up. I begin to suspect that the boards get their time stamp from the machine you are posting FROM, and corrects for time zone listed in your profile, or, something equally as silly....... (my clock is a couple minutes behind what the boards think the time is...)
 
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 06:02 PM
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yes i would check the right side hub assembly and caliper for sticking
 
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 06:42 PM
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Sorry should have put that in original post. Caliper is not sticking & frame is not bent.
 
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 06:56 PM
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Possible hydraulic malfunction in the steering box....... what does your P/S fluid look like?

Is there any slop in the steering box?
 
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 11:21 PM
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Your caster is probably out of whack. Most alignment shops won't touch it.
 
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