Steering Wheel Pulling To The Right Side

Anuz91 · December 24, 2015

Dear all,

Hope I might not be starting a whole new discussion on a previously discussed issue as i couldn't find any.

Today evening as i was driving in the main road (carpet one) i clearly felt that my steering wheel is pulling to the right side. (It's not like constant pulling, it pulls and stops and again pulls and stops continuously) I checked all the tires for tire pressure and the problem dint solve. I have done my alignment checking few months back and did not do any repair in the suspension system afterwards. My car is a Toyota 121. What might be the cause for the problem?
Thank you in advance.

Edited December 24, 2015 by Anuz91

The Stig · December 25, 2015

On 12/24/2015 at 1:03 PM, Anuz91 said:
Dear all,
Hope I might not be starting a whole new discussion on a previously discussed issue as i couldn't find any.

Today evening as i was driving in the main road (carpet one) i clearly felt that my steering wheel is pulling to the right side. (It's not like constant pulling, it pulls and stops and again pulls and stops continuously) I checked all the tires for tire pressure and the problem dint solve. I have done my alignment checking few months back and did not do any repair in the suspension system afterwards. My car is a Toyota 121. What might be the cause for the problem?

Thank you in advance.

First thing you must do is to do a wheel alignment, do this in a reputable place.

If the problem persists we can rule out alignments as the problem.

Edited December 25, 2015 by The Stig

Muditha420 · December 25, 2015

was an interesting issue here so googled it up...

"You may possibly have a bad tire or wheel, or a badly worn tie rod end or ball joint or suspension bushing, or a cracked suspension control arm, or a binding brake pad/shoe. Generally, alignment issues in the absence of worn or damaged parts will result in very consistent steering anomalies... with the exception of severe toe-in/toe-out issues, which may make one or both tires "bind-and-skip". Toe-in and toe-out issues, though, very seldom cause the vehicle to drift to either side - neither wheel gets steering preference. Instead, toe issues tend to make the vehicle wander side-to-side randomly as one tire "takes command", then the other tire "takes command".

First thing - check tire pressure on all four wheels, and get the same pressure (within very close tolerances) in all four.

Second thing... jack up the right front wheel and spin it by hand - watch the tread pattern, watch the wheel rim. You're watching for any regular anomalies - bulge in the tire, sudden dodge to one side in the tread pattern, any imperfection in the wheel. If you don't find anything that jumps out at you, repeat that test at the right REAR wheel. Also, for both wheels, note whether you feel brakes binding as you spin the wheel. The brakes should give you just a little resistance to hand turning, but not very much.

Hope this helps

Edited December 25, 2015 by Muditha420

Anuz91 · December 25, 2015

Thank you both for your replies.

Muditha420: I guess this test will help me to find the cause for the problem hopefully. Thanks again machn. Will try this and let you all know.

Schiffer · December 26, 2015

3 Main things to do.

1st. Check Air Pressure on all four tires,

2nd Do Wheel Balancing

3rd Do Wheel Alingment.

had a simmialr issue with a friends vehicle driving down the highway and found out there was puncture on one of the tires

and second scenario had the same issue driving a very older car, turn out the wheel was bent a bit from a previous accident.

Anuz91 · December 26, 2015

Today morning i went to a tire house to check the condition of the tires and found out that the front right side tire had deformed a lilttle bit even though the tire was not worn out. AS Muditha420 said the unevenness of the tire has resulted the pulling effect. Thank you guys for your kind replies.
Have a wonderful new year. :)