Lee1972

My Escos under normal driving seems to be wandering slightly to the left when you let go of the steering wheel. When you hold the wheel it seems as though it wants to slightly force its self to the left. Under heavy breaking it seems to get a lot worse and pulls to the left a lot quicker! Ive already changed the front breaks and pads and also replaced the front bushes.

Tracking had been checked, all OK

It only last week had a service and MOT and the garage didnt find anything.

Anyone have any other ideas what it could be?

Cheers,

Lee

ECOS95

Have you had the front geometry checked ? Mine was the same & is much better after it was adjusted to 0.5mm toe in on each side I'm sure it was.

Made a big difference.

Lee1972

Though they did toe with tracking?

Did it cure your problem? My car didnt do it for 4 and a half years and six months ago it decides to play up

ECOS95

I'm sure the garages set them to run 0mm toe in or out. Its worth a try as it only cost me Ł15 at a place that did laser alignment.

Lee1972

Ive just had it all aligned, not sure that will cure it?
Does anyone else have any ideas?

Lee1972

With all these cossie experts in here aint no one got any other ideas?

auralisRS

Road camber....most cars do it I've driven, the roads is built with that angle on it to allow the rain to run off....

Drive the car in th middle of the road, so white line goes under centre of car and try. Make sure there ain't no large trucks coming.

- Sim -

a rubber broken? from the damper or from the sway bar?

everything is fix? no loosen screws? a damper leaking?

Lee1972

Doubt its to do with that as it only started to do it 6 months ago, before it would drive straight plus when breaking from high speeds it pulls quite badly to the left, so much that it has to be corrected by turning the steering wheel to the right.

cossieDavedree

U say u got a laser alignment,,, Did it show the rear wheels as being out at all?? bent rear , very easy to do as they are so weak,
whats the mileage of the car. Any tyre wear on edges, have the cords of the tyres twisted? Happend on my van. New tyre and it drve straight again.
Play in steering rack? Broken damper spring's weak damper spring's,
Tracking not done properly ??

cossieDavedree

did it start pulling after the mot ?? did they drive it or where you there all the time the car was there

Lee1972

Thanks for the reply cossieDavedree, it started wandering before the MOT, when I got the alignment done nothing needed adjusting, all wheels were correct. It done 53,000. All tyres are fine, not showing any worse wear on any tyre. Think i`ll get the steering and springs checked next then.

cheers

Lee