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<font size=3>At 09:33 AM 3/24/2022, Jim Franklin wrote:<br><br>
>I bought a 2013 Mazda3 in January after an exhaustive search for a
wagon with<br>
>a stick. With only 55k miles, I justified the hugely inflated price
tag. During the <br>
>test drive I noticed a shake in the front end as well as a pull to
the left. <br><br>
Jim,<br><br>
A couple of thoughts:<br><br>
Did you get a Car Fax on the car. It almost sounds like it may have
been in and<br>
accident and not repaired properly.<br><br>
I believe the Mazda 3 is a front wheel drive car. Has anyone
checked the rear<br>
wheel bearings? These are usually inexpensive.<br><br>
I know you had the wheels check, but you can check the wheels for true
easily. Jack up the car, and make quick and dirty tool to check the
wheels, or buy a dial indicator. Make a pointer, make a little
stand with a wooden base and vertical stick. <br>
Put a pointer on the stick. Then slide the pointer to where it just
touches the rim <br>
and spin the wheel. Look for a gap to increase/decrease. If
the gap is uniform <br>
the wheel is fine, go on to the next one.<br><br>
>The local shop swapped front tires L-R and the pull completely went
away but the <br>
>shake didn't (shop said rims were bent). <br><br>
This could mean that a ball joint is bad, or if the car as an upper A arm
or lower <br>
control arm, the bushings could be bad causing the shake.<br><br>
>Because the shake would come and go as I took long but gently
sweeping <br>
>curves,<br><br>
This could indicate a worn bushing and the suspension is moving under
loading.<br><br>
John<br><br>
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