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stilly

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hiya all...i have a 307 hdi and its pulling to the left...i have had new tyres fitted and its lowered...it was pulling to the left before i lowered it...have had the tracking done and the shock top mounts and it still pulls to the left....the tracking is showing up correct on the electronic tracking stuff at the tyre centre....everything has been checked and re-checked and there is nothing that seems out of place...anybody got a idea that i could try..?...this is doing my noodle in now...LOL ...cheers dave

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Posted 4th Aug 2012 at 17:31
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thugpuggin

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Try driving to the right?

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Posted 4th Aug 2012 at 17:36
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ian7675

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How bad is it? I don't mean to be insulting but it's not just the camber of the road is it, as all cars pull to the left slightly.

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Posted 4th Aug 2012 at 17:38
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thugpuggin

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ian7675 wrote:
I don't mean to be insulting


Yes you do. When are you going to stop digging roads up by my house? It's getting f**king annoying now.

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Posted 4th Aug 2012 at 17:40
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ian7675

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thugpuggin wrote:
ian7675 wrote:
I don't mean to be insulting


Yes you do. When are you going to stop digging roads up by my house? It's getting f**king annoying now.


...it's due to finish next Spring sometime. What road are you on again?

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Posted 4th Aug 2012 at 17:49
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stilly

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it pulls to the left on a nice straight flat bit of the motorway

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Posted 4th Aug 2012 at 19:31
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welshpug!

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check the rear springs, brake calipers, feel for a hot wheel.

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Posted 4th Aug 2012 at 19:53
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Tyres n pressures

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Posted 4th Aug 2012 at 19:56
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stilly

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so far guys you is coming up with everything i have already done...4 new tyres..pressures all checked....new rear springs and brakes are nice and free....everything is nice and tight as it should be, just when it drives it pulls to the left...Dunno

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Posted 4th Aug 2012 at 20:29
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thugpuggin

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Are you in the passenger seat at the time?

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Posted 4th Aug 2012 at 20:42
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welshpug!

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4 wheel aligned or just tracking?

Might be wishbone bushes or a balljoint

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Posted 4th Aug 2012 at 20:46
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While driving, You need to lean slightly more to the right, this should balance it back out.

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Posted 4th Aug 2012 at 21:00
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coskev

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Have they centralised the steering before alignment?Wink

Could all be adjusted on one side of the rack if someones been lazyThumbs down

Or,have you HPI'ed it??????Shock

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Posted 4th Aug 2012 at 21:04
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matt evans

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How heavy is your passanger?

Might be a weight distribution problem if your lass is too well nourished?

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Posted 4th Aug 2012 at 21:16
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ian7675

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Milk float car?

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Posted 4th Aug 2012 at 21:40
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coskev

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matt evans wrote:
How heavy is your passanger?

Might be a weight distribution problem if your lass is too well nourished?


Take it your car drags you into oncoming traffic Matt???????Big grin

Yes

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Posted 4th Aug 2012 at 23:25
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iplay

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Side wind? Whistle

The front wheels will toe in at high speed as the bushes are loaded causing the front to be 'more parallel' or enough to cause drifting with the road camber.

You could test this along the same stretch of Motorway and see if reducing the speed allows you to go straight. It might be a worn suspension bush?

I would take it back to the place that did the tracking and ask them to recheck the setup. You might need a little bit more toe in?

What is your tyre wear like inside v outside?
Posted 5th Aug 2012 at 07:46
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aaron6

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Rachels zx was doing this, had hugo track it, it was already spot on. But... It was scrubbing the outer edge of the tires so he adjusted it out a touch. All good now, drives straight and dont scrub out the tires. Smile

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Posted 5th Aug 2012 at 08:33
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swiftyboi006

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Tracking most def get them to check it over

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Posted 5th Aug 2012 at 09:01
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ian7675

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It's a bit like wheel balancing, some places say they can do it and some places really can do it (correctly).

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Posted 5th Aug 2012 at 09:20
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dan86

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Check the passenger front wheel bearing for play. The gf's 306 hdi had slight play which made it wander to the left when letting off the throttle. It straightened up when you accelerated. It was hardly any play either. I was surprised.

Did they check the camber when they did the alignment? Could be a bent strut?

Check that the rear axle isn't bent aswell. I've seen front damaged cars repaired at the front but they didn't take into account that the back of the cars jumps up in a crash and when it lands can bend it, especially if it bashes a curb.

It's probably something basic like bushes to be fair.

Also if the tracking was out it should still drive straight. Massive toe in or out would still allow the car to go in a straight line.

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Posted 5th Aug 2012 at 09:22
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Matt_rallye

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Mine pulls to the right under breaking, so it's just uneven front brakes, are your brakes okay? Left one could be sticking slightly which would cause a pull
Posted 5th Aug 2012 at 10:16
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ian7675

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dan86 wrote:

Also if the tracking was out it should still drive straight. Massive toe in or out would still allow the car to go in a straight line.


My old Subaru used to pull to the left and the tracking sorted it Dunno

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Posted 5th Aug 2012 at 12:09
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welshpug!

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there's a lot more than can be adjusted on a subaru that can be messed up.

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Posted 5th Aug 2012 at 12:12
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ian7675

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welshpug! wrote:
there's a lot more than can be adjusted on a subaru that can be messed up.


...one of the reasons I sold it to be honest.

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Posted 5th Aug 2012 at 12:14
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