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Offline devilscaff

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16v pulling to the right?
« on: 03 February 2013, 20:48 »
Had the tracking done a while ago but just recently finding  the car wants to wander to the right, don't remember hitting anything or been down any big pot holes. Any suggestions?

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Re: 16v pulling to the right?
« Reply #1 on: 03 February 2013, 22:40 »
Caliper sticking

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Re: 16v pulling to the right?
« Reply #2 on: 03 February 2013, 22:44 »
You could swop the wheels over to eliminate a tyre/wheel prob

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Re: 16v pulling to the right?
« Reply #3 on: 04 February 2013, 21:14 »
I'll try the wheel swap at the weekend and while the wheels off have a look at the calliper, ta

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Re: 16v pulling to the right?
« Reply #4 on: 04 February 2013, 23:20 »
Just feel each alloy after a decent drive, if one wheel feels a lot warmer than the opposite side then thats your sticking caliper. Also, check rear bushes on front wishbones when swapping over wheels also, ball joints, track rod ends etc