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The characteristics of damaged car legs are often unknown to the car owner, or they already know but they ignore. In fact, this one car component is very important for comfort and safety when driving.
The reason is, the legs of the car are the most fragile components because they continue to move when the vehicle is running. Especially when the car runs over potholes, hits a speedtrap or bumps, and bulldozes damaged roads.
If the car often passes through potholes or damaged roads, the faster it will be damaged. In fact, the durability of the legs of the car will also be greatly affected by the driving style of the car owner.
Summarizing from various sources, here are the characteristics if the car’s legs start to experience damage. This trait you can use as a guide or guide when repairing your car.
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Recognize the characteristics of a damaged car legs and dangers
Steering Not Straight
The first symptom of a damaged car leg is that the steering wheel is not straight. These symptoms will usually be felt when the car is running.
The steering wheel feels a little running to the left or to the right, so you should first do the spooring. Usually a good spooring workshop will tell you that the condition of the car’s legs is bad.
Spooring workshops usually don’t want to accept cars with damaged legs. However, it is true that such workshops are also rarely found.
Many spooring workshops only do spooring, they rarely tell you about the condition of the car’s legs.
If you have done spooring but you don’t feel the change, then you are obliged to check your feet. Try spooring first, if nothing changes, then fix the component.
The wheel feels vibrating
The next characteristic of the legs of a damaged car is that the steering wheel feels more vibrating than usual, both when it is running and in a still condition. These are the characteristics you will most easily feel when the car’s legs have been damaged.
If you already feel these symptoms, you should immediately check them. Because if you delay it for a long time, the damage will continue to spread to the other components.
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In order to know the steering wheel is vibrating, you have to drive the car on a smooth and straight road. Because the bumpy road will make you feel less of the symptoms.
Adjoining Sloping Tire Tread
The tread or the contours of the tires is different, it looks sideways. For example, the tread of a tire looks exhausted on the left or right side only.
This can be a sign if the legs of your car have started to break down. Of course you shouldn’t let it sit because the longer the tires will run out or be bald.
The effect is the tire tread becomes uneven. This clearly can endanger the driver. Especially when driving in rainy conditions, so the tires become slippery.
Front Tires Are Not Straight
You can also tell the characteristics of the damaged car legs by looking at the front tires that look no longer straight. If the car’s legs have started to experience damage, the front tire looks lopsided, or even both.
To find out if the front tire is not straight, you can see the car’s standing position from the front. Is the front tire still straight or does it look sideways.
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Usually, the right and left front tires look slightly tilted when the car is at rest. If you already see symptoms like this you should immediately check the legs of the car.
Because, this part is a vital component. If you experience damage while on the road, it can result in instant fracture. This of course will be quite troublesome for you.
Sounds on Wheel Parts
If you hear a chirping or grinding sound on the wheels of the car, you have to suspect that it is a sign of damaged car legs.
This characteristic is easiest for you to spot, because the sounds indicate something is wrong with your car. The legs that are still in good condition will not make any strange noises.
The cause of a crash on the wheels could be due to the weakened components of the legs or shock absorber. This condition has an impact on dings that are harder than usual. So, you have to prepare funds for the replacement of a new shock absorber so that it feels soft again.
Brakes Not Good
Another characteristic of the legs of a damaged car is that the brakes feel uncomfortable when you step on them. Usually when braking the steering wheel feels a little run to the left or right.
This condition can clearly make the driver feel uncomfortable and can be dangerous, both for the driver and for others.
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If it is usually easy when braking, but suddenly you feel a little slipping, this could also be another characteristic. Therefore, try to immediately check the brakes and the legs of the car.
Because brakes are not something that can be compromised because they involve your safety and that of others. So, immediately make repairs for the sake of comfort and safety.
Limbung at High Speed
Another symptom that you can feel from the characteristics of a damaged car is when driving at high speed. Like when on a motorway the steering feels shaking to the left or to the right. It can even feel unsteady.
These symptoms are characteristic of the beginning to break the legs of the car, and will be felt when the car is traveling at speeds above 80 km per hour. In low speed it will not be felt.
If you have experienced something like that, reduce your speed because it is very dangerous to the safety of your life and that of others.
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Cars Difficult to Control
The last characteristic of the car’s legs is damaged, that is, the car is more difficult to control. This symptom will usually be felt when the car is driving at low or high speeds.
If at low speed it feels difficult to control, don’t even increase the speed. Because it can harm you as well as others.
Broken Leg Components
Components on the legs of the car that are usually damaged are tie rods, ball joints, stable links, long tie rods, bearings, bushings, shock absorbers, and springs.
Some of these components are mandatory for you to check on the legs of the car. But footwork usually doesn’t have to be all.
In addition to components that have been damaged, you can replace them partially. But only the damaged ones are replaced. If you have more funds, it’s better to completely replace it.
Besides being more durable, you can also feel much more comfortable when driving. Before doing spooring, try to fix the legs first. Because it’s useless if the legs are still problematic. (Eva/R3/HR-Online)
Editor : Eva Latifah
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