pulling in 4 wheel dirve

[Green Machine]

So I started having this issue with my 2000 xterra, while in 4 wheel and accelerating my steering wheel turns 90-180degrees to the right. I thought it was a bad axle, or a warn out hub. Swapped out a left side CV axle no change. I have warn hubs and got the warrantied through car quest, but again no change. I need to go solid but dont have the $ any ideas.

[Allen Cox]

Need more information. What tires, sizes, what conditions are you engaging, does it do it with one hub locked (then try the other side), that kind of stuff.

[Packman5280]

my pathy would do that when the steering was shot, on slick roads especially

[punkrockdrummerx]

my 2002 xterra does that too. It does it when I lock my front hubs and put it in 4wd. I have the Warn hubs, SLR steering, and I run both 32" and 33" tires, and it does it with either set. It does it on dry roads, in the snow, or on wet roads. just any time I put it in 4WD I am not sure why its doing it. Its not an alignment issue cause its fine in 2wd.

-Kyle

[Packman5280]

torque steer?

LOL, yeah, i know, we're talking about nissan's here. but my honda does it and it's got even less twist power than the nissan.

[Green Machine]

no, deffinitly not torque steer. The wheel actualy turns to the right with resistance, like change lanes pull, or through the shoulder in the snow. Good stuff. But I kind of think weak steering, is the problem. Would there be anything in the front diff that would cause this? I had it on a lift at work, and the 4 wheel drive seemed fine. The open differential seemed to work fine with resistance against the tires. Witch Im running the Big Foot XT 33\12.50. I put these on, in april last year. I saw snow and we wheeled slaughter house in the snow around the same time and never had the problem. I actualy had to pull over on the shoulder on 470 and sante fe, to disenguage the hubs and run 2wd at 6 am the other day.

[Reserector]

Try this: Put it in 4Lo. Pull the e-brake. Drive forward a bit and let off the gas, allowing it to stop because of the e-brake. Shut off the engine.
Get out and look at the front tires. Are they toed-in toward each other? If so, your center link (at least) is shot.
This is the best way I know of to diagnose this condition.

[punkrockdrummerx]

I did that put it in 4 lo thing, and the tires were not towed in. I drove it in 4hi around town for a bit, and found out that untill I hit 40mph, it pulls, but 40 and above and its fine. Maybe this might help with a diagnosis. also I know that my SLR idler bushings are shot and still need to be replaced, but I don't think that ammount of play would cause all that pull.