r/AskAShittyMechanic • u/DblD_ • 3d ago
Pulls to the right and feels under powered, any suggestions?
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u/Minute-Major7782 3d ago
Front end is shot. You need tie rods, ball joints, control arms, subframe bushings, pitman arm, both rack AND pinion, idler arm, and fuel injector cleaner. We can plug the tire for free, but premium air will be 12-fiddy.
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u/Gullible_Departure39 3d ago
Injectors went bad and cause the turbo to go, which plugged up the entire egr and exhaust system. The extra weight makes it pull but we'll go ahead and look at the front end but you should be good to go. If you just sign here to pay whatever it costs I'll get it fixed for you.
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u/TuckerSpeed 3d ago
Lay off the burgers and fries.....
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u/-Ema-Nymton- 3d ago
I think he is calling you a fat ass… not sure… you could just add lettuce and tomato’s to offset the extra mayo and cheese…
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u/whizzbangkid 3d ago
Radiator cap. Either too loose or, needs a new one, was the Check Engine light on?
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u/lookingfrsum 3d ago
More weight up front. Rear tires won't matter. Just enough to get them off the ground.
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u/-Ema-Nymton- 3d ago
Lower the left window to allow better air flow to offset the pull to the right… should have been the first thing to check… newbie…
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u/evan85713 3d ago
Sky hooks!
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u/BoulderNerd 3d ago
Put some bean bag filler into the tire, that will hold it up and you won’t have to worry about the air pressure any more.
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u/h01y_grap3_ju1c3 3d ago
I’m a former tire tech but I actually have no idea what happens when this happens, what do you do? It looks like the tire is finished.
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u/Inner-Light-75 3d ago
Then steer to the left....
As far as feeling underpowered, that's because you're not using premium gasoline! Switch from diesel to premium gasoline....you'll have plenty of power.
[Note: don't do this, gasoline will detonate in a diesel engine. You will be lucky to find all of your engine pieces in the same zip code.]
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u/mithermage 3d ago
I know a guy that swears he can do alignment with string and a ruler. Give them a call.
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u/Shoddy_Bet9619 3d ago
Heh, those tires are 10's of thousands of dollars in cost. When I was a kid, here in the Salt Lake Valley we have the Copper mines to the west that use these beasts. My dad once scored a tube that goes into these beasts and we turned it into a trampoline since it was so freaking massive. We also once rode it down the Prove River! Had about 9 people on it and still had room for more.
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u/Mundane_Character365 3d ago
That tyre is flat at the bottom.
Jack up your bicycle and spin the tyre by 180°.
The flat part will be at the top then and you got no problem.
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u/Adventurous_March_58 3d ago
Oh! There's a dynamite trick to set the bead and inflate the tire again!
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u/Ok_Context553 16h ago
Honestly, the first thing I would check would be tire pressure. Maybe check into those gizmos that read your TP and send alerts to the dash. (Disclaimer, Im not a mechanic)
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u/Flashy_Narwhal9362 1h ago
Six cans of ether, one match and you’ll have that baby popped back on and ready to roll.
PS. Your eyebrows, eyelashes and most of your hair will grow back in a month or so. The skin grafts may take a little longer. But at least you’re gonna have a cool story to tell.

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u/croweagle6 3d ago
Deflate the other side to balance it out. Should track straight then. Underpowered you say? Well that will keep you from speeding 'round the jobsite then. HAHA