Memory steer

[e30m3ochoa]

So I had my car aligned after replacing the lower control arms, sway bar links and toe rods. I was told that I have memory steer and I'm wondering what might cause that to happen. Any suggestions will be helpful.

[jlevie]

Binding upper strut mounts can cause this.

[e30m3ochoa]

Binding upper strut mounts can cause this.

So pretty much the bearing on the strut mount that's damaged or worn out?

[jlevie]

Yep.

[e30m3ochoa]

Yep.

Well what if it happened when I installed the lower control arm that I started noticing that?

[AndrewBird]

Was the control arm new? If not, could be a seized up ball joint. Even if it is new, it could still be seized up.

[e30m3ochoa]

Was the control arm new? If not, could be a seized up ball joint. Even if it is new, it could still be seized up.

Yeah it was new and that can be a possibility. It was super hard to move when I was installing the control arm.