pull the plugs out of the motor and pour a capful of oil into each cylinder, crank the motor for a split second a few times. if your engine has cylinder wash & leaking piston rings this is one way to make it stop if it hasnt gotten too bad, otherwise youll have to replace the rings
my thoughts exactly, i dont think the hard right turn caused a problem, but coincidentally you slave cylinder or something in the hydraulic system gave out. id check the slave cylinder, look for leaks in the hydraulic system
good question, id go with mazdaspeed numbers over mazdaspeed familia numbers. the thing about alignments is when the tech enters the vehicle into the computer the screen only displays a range in a measurement of hundred thousandths to a degree, the tech then adjusts tie rids, etc, until it turns...
there you go. the rack doesnt use those same readings though, when you get your alingment sheet back those numbers wont correspond with that excerpt you found.