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My daily driver just developed a torque (?) problem - Sudden acceleration and the car pulls to the right - and during deceleration while shifting it pulls to the left.

This is most noticable during rapid acceleration or when decelerating (not braking - just taking my foot of the accelerator) to shift during rapid acceleration.

The problem is not related to shifting however - While driving in fourth gear at a moderate speed the car will pull to the left when I take my foot of the gas - then when I accelerate it pulls to the right.

This is not very noticable if I accelerate very slowly - except when I take my foot off the gas to shift from third gear to fourth the car is going fast enough to notice the pull to the left.

Jim Shade, West Covina CA
(notice - I never come up with solutions - just problems)

Jim One of your springs has come loose. Paddy

Jim, if your daily driver is a riceburner, we can't help you, but if you are talking about your TC, your rear axle has come loose...tighten up those bolt!!!
Terry

Jim,
Solutions are great; problrems are fun (as long as they're not mine, that is)!! I think I'd suspect a problem with the rear axle location, such as a broken top leaf on a rear spring, or a broken/loose axle mount, or a broken shackle. Any of thes could cause the problem as you've described it. (Please don't forget to share with us the CORRECT answer whem you find it!)
Regards,
Carl Fritz

Jim,
Sounds to me like your rear axle location is being shifted from where it ought to be by engine torque and engine braking being transmitted to the wheels. I'd check axle attachment to springs, springs themselves, rubber bushings, and spring shackles.
Cheers, Peter

As soon as I read that the problem was probably related to the springs, I knew that was it; About a month ago I replaced the rubber bushings with Phil Marino's neoprene bushings. This morning I checked and I could see daylight between a couple of the leaves. Tightened them up and now back on the road.

Thanks to all for the good diagnosis.

Jim Shade, West Covina CA