Q: When i straighten the wheel the Left tire is straght an the right slightly sticks out to the right

asked by on February 23, 2017

I have a 2000 mercedes benz ml430 an the problem is i got bummped on my passenger side (not hard really a bump) an now when i straighten the wheel out the driver side is straight but the passenger side slightly sticks out so i had someone look at it an the said its no visible bending any where so i was told it was the rack an pinion so my question is dose that sound right cause i dont wanna waste money on parts thats not the solution to the problem

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