Hi Kris,
I dont think anything has really changed. These symptoms have always been
evident - I have just now become more atuned to it and want to fix it. I
have checked for any movement in the front end and there doesnt appear to
be any.
Thanks
Andrew
On Sat, 1 Feb 2003, Kristian Walsham wrote:
> Andrew,
> Have you changed anything that may have led to this?
> Can try the following,
> Tighten up wheel bearings if loose.
> Nip up the steering box adjuster.
> Have a look at the tierod ends for movement.
>
> If you need help i can come around as i have got the Datto back on the road
> and having fun driving it with a new head/cam.
>
>
> Kris.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Greenbury" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 2:42 PM
> Subject: car darting around a bit...
>
>
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > My car seems to want to wander around a bit and pull to one side
> > or the other on anything but smooth roads. Its especially noticable
> > on roads where grooves in the tarmac have formed under the
> > wheels (eg at traffic lights). It doesnt just pull to the one side all the
> > time, so its not a misalignment in one steering component.
> >
> > The archives note this can be a symptom of shot toe control rod
> > bushes ('donuts'). I did the test described - grabbing the wheel at 9
> > and 3 oclock and there is no noticable movement whatsoever.
> >
> > I have nolathane donut bushes, standard TC rods, 240K struts with
> > the calipers behind the hub, tie rod ends, idler arm etc all replaced.
> >
> > Any ideas what it could be causing the car to want to track with
> > the gradient of the road? Could the TC rods be torqued incorrectly,
> > so the donuts are incorrectly compressed???????
> >
> > Sorry for the long post,
> > Andrew
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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