Shaking when turning right, hitting large bumps

[Deitzel]

OK. This is a problem that is driving me nuts. The control arms have been replaced as well as the tie rods. I have been told that I have a bent rim, but moving the rim doesn't seem to help the issue.

So a few weeks ago, I was accelerating out of a parking lot pretty quickly. I immediately heard a weird noise and the exhaust started making a ton of noise.

Took it to the shop, they found a small hole in the exhaust and patched it. After pulling out of the shop, I noticed that the car was making some vibration noises when turning right. This all seemed to happen at once when I messed up the exhaust.


So I had the control arms replaced, the tie rods were replaced a few months ago, new shocks last year. Still having the issue.

I know it could be the rim....

So when I'm driving on the highway everything seems ok, unless turning right. When I turn right, there is a clunking, shaking feeling that happens. Seems to happen at all speeds. Worse when driving faster. If I put the car in neutral, the symptoms seem to subside, though still some vibration just not nearly as bad. If I put the car back into gear while going fast, the noise is the worst it could possibly be.

Seems like when I hit a large bump, the whole front end kind of shakes a little bit. Also seems like if I hit a large bump that sometimes it makes the vibration go away for a short period of time.

The whole front end has been looked over and seems ok. Like I said, it might just be the rim or tire, but doesnt' make sense that it's not as bad when not in gear.

Could it possibly be a transmission mount or something like that? Any thought? The reason I think this is because it happening after accelerating out of the parking lot so quickly.

It also feels like when I start the car, that it kind of moves or clunks slightly but doesn't always happen.

Also seems worse when going uphill and turning right. If I put it in neutral, a lot of the shaking stops.

After I get this figured out I can figure out why I'm getting a misfire.

[paul somlo]

Might take a look at the motor mounts, also.

Regarding the misfire, take a look in the spark plug holes, see if there's any oil in there.

Paul
'96ti 231,000 mi.