Pull to the right - Play in something
Sep 26, 2009 | 09:19 AM
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Pull to the right - Play in something
My RS seems to pull to the right during hard acceleration, and if up on the ramp and you grab the front right wheel it has some play in something. I presumed both are connected?
Sep 26, 2009 | 09:50 AM
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any idea where the plays coming from? sounds like either lower suspension arm bushes/ball joint or track rod end/rack... more than likey the ball joint though
Sep 26, 2009 | 10:02 AM
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renew all the wareable bits, they are pretty cheap anyway.
Sep 26, 2009 | 10:16 AM
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Check your anti roll bar is bolted up tight!
Sep 26, 2009 | 10:34 AM
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I'd be looking at the tca ball joint first, these may pull anyway due to torque steer to a certain extent.
Sep 26, 2009 | 02:21 PM
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Yea, my old one torque steered but it was running more power. This is fairly standard. Ill check the ARB is tight then the tca's
Sep 28, 2009 | 09:32 PM
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Had a closer look today, its seems there is movememnt in the ball joint on the end of the tca.
Sep 29, 2009 | 07:56 AM
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Roosie in his xr2 track car managed to do a few races with a knackered ball joint!!
Sep 29, 2009 | 08:14 AM
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When changing the tca ball joint can you just count turns to take off and re-apply new part counting the turns on? Is this suffice?
Oct 4, 2009 | 08:36 AM
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Roosie in his xr2 track car managed to do a few races with a knackered ball joint!!
Dont i know it oulton park had a knackered ball joint on warm up lap lost a good second a lap but still managed to hold it off and finish 5th
Oct 4, 2009 | 02:46 PM
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Hiya Roosie,
Oct 4, 2009 | 02:48 PM
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Track rod end would be the first thing I would check.
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Pull to the right - Play in something
