I'm stumped

spike69

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92 Mazda Protege
I have a 92 protege I rebuilt the front end of this car, I then took it to have the tires replaced and they dropped the car without bolting the tire on. So this new balljoint I just put on is now bad. I have now replaced this balljoint twice since. This last time i went to a TRW balljoint. now I know I'm no mechanic but I have rebuilt front ends before, this car has new struts and strut plates. new axel on one side and ball joints and tie-rods on both sides. the issue im having is one this ball joint keep going bad, and two when I'm driving @ about 40mph if I let off the accelerator the car seems like the struts move to the right about a half an inch, and the steering wheel turns to the left. then i can accelerate again and the steering wheel with go back to straight and everythings normal untill I let up or hit a nice bump. I have double checked everything as far as the ball-joints and tie rods everything is nice and tight.. Im stumped, any advice or someone had these issues??
 
try checking the bushings that hold the rack in place, they may be worn out giving the rack a little bit of play

maybe the bearings in the top strut mount, did you replace those?
 

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