what is causing my van to pull to the left

1999 CHEVROLET ASTRO
362,000 MILES
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TINKERBELL65
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always pulling to the left
its not the bearing
Nov 10, 2011 at 7:21 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Check alignment and check to make sure none of the brakes are hanging up.
Nov 10, 2011 at 7:23 PM
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TINKERBELL65
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its not the breaks we just fixed them. the right side was doing the same thing but the bearing went out on that side we fixed that and it stoped he checked the left bearing and there was nothing wrong with it he said something bout a rack and pinion could that be it
Nov 10, 2011 at 7:27 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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The rack won't cause it to pull. However, a worn steering component could.
Nov 10, 2011 at 7:40 PM
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TINKERBELL65
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ok what is that and is it hard to change/ fix
Nov 10, 2011 at 7:46 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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It could be one of several things... Tie rod, ball joing, pitman arm... They need checked for excessive play.
Nov 10, 2011 at 9:52 PM
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