scoobyjunky

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hello all my car has had a problem of pulling to the left for a little while now and i need to get it sorted

i had it wheel aligned about a week ago so i know its not the wheels but it still pulls to the left could it be a bent hub or would that of shown on the camber of the struts???

classicscoob

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When does it pull to the left, at low speeds or when medium to high? Id start with the basics and work from there, tyre pressures,balancing first.If you had damage i think as you say it would of shown itself when you had it aligned.

scoobyjunky

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it pulls all the time mate i have had tyres put on recentley so its not anything to do with the wheels or tyres my nxt thoughts are a bent wishbone or hub could a bend in the antiroll bar affect the steering??

bigredrob

could it be the road camber? most roads are slightly humped, to allow the water to drain.

scoobyjunky

iTrader: (6)

nope its not that mate does it on a on flat surface carparks its not horrendous but just enough to annoy me lol

scoobymike79

Try rotating the wheels from front to back that will tell you if its the wheel or tyre at fault

RS74

i've got same problem with a customers car 02 plate bug eye , i've set tracking ,rotated wheels and still does it , like you said not excessive but enough to annoy ,,, i'm stuck with this as i've tryied everything ... doing my nut in .

tjmatt

iTrader: (1)

When you say wheel aligned, are you just talking about them making toe adjustments (what tracking is normally referred to as).

The main reason for pulling to one or other side when cruising is because the camber on each side is different. This presents a different amount of the tyre area to the road surface and the difference in drag causes the pulling to one side.

If it is pulling to the left then I would image the nearside has less negative camber than the offside.

If it only pulls to one side of braking or accelerating then you would want to look at bushes etc.

scoobyjunky

iTrader: (6)

Yeah i had it four wheel aligned and the camber and toeing was all fine so im thinking as u say its a bush that needs replacing as for the camber it only pulls to the left so def not the road

Turbotits

iTrader: (2)

Perhaps worth checking that the calipers arnt sticking. Left one if its pulling to left. Could be a binding brake