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99 Tahoe, pulls right hard after acceleration - 5/20/2008 8:48:32 AM    mf1026   Posts: 10 Joined: 2/12/2008 Status: offline Has anyone experienced this? Whenever I accelerate pretty hard (passing or getting up with traffic), it would pull to the right very hard and i could hear the tires kind of skidding somehow while it is this way until i have to slam on the brakes and then the ABS would kick in while there is a big bang, then everything would be back to normal. I am just not sure if the rear axle is twisted out of alignment or its the front wheel pointing into the wrong direction until the hard brake. It could be one of the sway bars or any other bars that is loose/sliding in and out. Any ideas or solutions you might have would be greatly appreciated. Post #: 1

RE: 99 Tahoe, pulls right hard after acceleration - 5/20/2008 1:59:48 PM    Aquarius14   Posts: 41 Joined: 11/15/2007 Status: offline Check for broken motor mounts. Have someone rev the engine while u look under the hood for excessive movement. (in reply to mf1026) Post #: 2

RE: 99 Tahoe, pulls right hard after acceleration - 5/20/2008 5:48:45 PM    in2pro Posts: 407 Joined: 4/20/2008 From: Austin, Texas Status: offline Motor mounts and the transmission mount too, you may have to get under the truck and lift (push) up the tail stock of the tranny (engin off)and see if the mount is split or cracked. Being a 99 and given that you tend to get on the throttle I bet the mounts are shot... (in reply to Aquarius14) Post #: 3

RE: 99 Tahoe, pulls right hard after acceleration - 5/21/2008 6:20:59 AM    mf1026   Posts: 10 Joined: 2/12/2008 Status: offline good idea, thanks I will check that out. (in reply to in2pro) Post #: 4

RE: 99 Tahoe, pulls right hard after acceleration - 5/21/2008 6:25:51 AM    in2pro Posts: 407 Joined: 4/20/2008 From: Austin, Texas Status: offline If you do have a bad mount(s) be sure to replace them all, both motor and the transmission mounts. (in reply to mf1026) Post #: 5

RE: 99 Tahoe, pulls right hard after acceleration - 5/21/2008 6:30:40 AM    mf1026   Posts: 10 Joined: 2/12/2008 Status: offline Got it will do. I hope this is the prb. (in reply to in2pro) Post #: 6

RE: 99 Tahoe, pulls right hard after acceleration - 5/21/2008 8:05:04 PM    BMoTahoe   Posts: 102 Joined: 3/24/2008 Status: offline Here's the sad part, if you wait too long to replace the motor mounts (if they are bad) the result could be replacing half the engine if the mount should break away. The big bang sounds like broken motor mounts, but the tires skidding, the truck pulling and the ABS kicking in, believe it or not, are signs of a tire being under-inflated. _____________________________ 07 Silver Birch, 22's, wood steering wheel, 2nd row console, HID's, LED tails,3rd brake & back up lights, chrome grille, tow hooks, door moldings, side vents, liftgate handle.HOE LOVER FOR LIFE (in reply to mf1026) Post #: 7

RE: 99 Tahoe, pulls right hard after acceleration - 5/22/2008 6:25:58 AM    mf1026   Posts: 10 Joined: 2/12/2008 Status: offline So far, i did alot of inspecting last night. All motor mounts are intact, a little dry rotten but no movement at all. same with transmission mount. We tried to make it happen again but it was harder to get it to happen this time. I realized it does it especially when it is colder out (like one raining morning to work when it was abt 48 out, it did that easily as i accelerated onto the freeway). I got it to happen again when I accelerated hard making a right turn and then drive straight. It just pulled right and then slowly went back to normal without bang or anything. I am starting to think its the front halfshafts or cv joints? When the front lifts a little, I would think it would slide out (extend as the front lifts) and then gets stuck for a second before it slides back in due to old grease. I would guess when its colder, the grease is harder which makes it more likely to happen. Does this make sense? It feels like it is the problem. I am not sure which side, maybe passenger side. I have inspected the boots but it looks sealed but grease could be dry inside. (in reply to BMoTahoe) Post #: 8

RE: 99 Tahoe, pulls right hard after acceleration - 5/22/2008 9:07:10 PM    73shark Posts: 2313 Joined: 4/17/2006 Status: offline Might be a sticking caliper, ie the piston sticks and doesn't release the pad.  Just a thought. _____________________________ GM perf. exh, GM CAI, Superchips, Lund step tubes, billet grill, LED tails, Lloyd mats, rear console, GM flaps, silver calipers, black bow ties, tint (in reply to mf1026) Post #: 9

RE: 99 Tahoe, pulls right hard after acceleration - 5/23/2008 3:18:16 AM    Slammed Posts: 67 Joined: 1/9/2008 Status: offline do you have abs?? cause a bad sensor would also cause the same affect your having (in reply to 73shark) Post #: 10

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