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| Author: | Sweedie [ Wed Oct 12, 2005 5:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Car is steering to the right |
What can cause my nice 323F to steer slightly to the right if I let go of the wheel. The steering wheel is straight. Is it something I can correct? |
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| Author: | fil_auto [ Wed Oct 12, 2005 5:39 pm ] |
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Wheel or tyre balance possibly. Tracking.... ttfn Phil |
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| Author: | Sweedie [ Wed Oct 12, 2005 5:42 pm ] |
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[quote="fil_auto"]Wheel or tyre balance possibly. Tracking....[/quote]Could it be something nastly as the car has hit a pave or something so the steering needs to be recalibrated? It is not much it turns to the right but enough to have you go off the road if you let go. 
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| Author: | GOGOBROOM [ Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:02 pm ] |
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Firstly check your tyr pressures, then get your wheels aligned at a garage - if there is still a fault then you are at a similar stage to me... I have had my wheel alignement done 3 times in the last year and have checked and adjusted tyre pressures numerous times and my car still veers off to the left - not just a litlle bit either... |
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| Author: | Sweedie [ Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:32 pm ] |
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[quote="GOGOBROOM"]Firstly check your tyr pressures, then get your wheels aligned at a garage - if there is still a fault then you are at a similar stage to me... I have had my wheel alignement done 3 times in the last year and have checked and adjusted tyre pressures numerous times and my car still veers off to the left - not just a litlle bit either...[/quote]I already checked the pressure which is ok. I suppose next thing would be to go to a garage to fix it. Is there some way I can (relatively easy) correct things myself? |
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| Author: | JAM [ Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:45 pm ] |
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veering to one side is most likely to be tracking related............... Not really something you cam do yourself.............. as far as I know |
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| Author: | Sweedie [ Thu Oct 13, 2005 12:30 am ] |
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Thanks for all replies. I think the garage will have to take a look at it later on. |
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| Author: | Mark.T [ Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:01 am ] |
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It's often free to have them check the tracking and about £25 for them to adjust it. Mark |
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| Author: | will [ Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:24 am ] |
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i had my tracking done on monday. it was way out and had ruined my two front tyres. since monday the car seems to be handeling a lot better, no more tugging or pulling from the front wheels. the guy also suggested that another reason that the alignment could have been out by so much was the camber angle, ie the angle that the wheels sits at in relation to vertical. am going to give it a week and see how i get on and then may get the camber checked as well. |
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| Author: | Smotter [ Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:30 am ] |
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Unfortunately, the BA doesn't have camber adjustment as standard (I don't know about the BG/BJ's ...) However, you can get "camber adjustment bolts" which replace the bolts holding the shocks to the hub, which allow a couple of degrees adjustment ... |
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| Author: | Arnie [ Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:22 pm ] |
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Careful Will, the camber on a BA cannot be adjusted, who did you take it to, if they had the correct equipment it would have measured Camber angles as well. They may see this an opportunity to fleece you. Did they do a 2 wheel or 4 wheel alignment. |
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| Author: | stuartspel [ Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:28 pm ] |
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[quote="Smotter"]However, you can get "camber adjustment bolts" which replace the bolts holding the shocks to the hub[/quote] Andy - Your dead right. I have a set. Think they are set at -1 degree..... |
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| Author: | Arnie [ Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:36 pm ] |
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The standard camber angles are not equal left front -1.0 right front -.05 this may vary from car to car, am not sure but this is what mine is at the moment. This is normal, don't let them tell you otherwise. |
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