Windle

can anyone help its driving me mad! i bought the car a few weeks back and on the way home it handled like a barge! no big deal i had full polly bushes to go on etc...

the car now has polly bushes upfront and all the rear, its gone better but its still too dangerous to drive.

If feals like its the rear passenger wheel and if you go over a bump the back end trys stepping towards the right. at low speeds this is noticeable but seams to be only when the passenger wheel does some supsension work on its own. both wheels goin over a bump it seams much more stable.

At high speeds this is obviously amplified! it kicks the back end from left to right and only ever does it that direction. I have had the whole rear end apart today to check and double check bushes and they are fine. Checked rear wheel bearings again fine?

Anything else i can try or any ideas?

Karlos G

iTrader: (4)

Woah! Sounds nasty mate! I'd be thiking my shocks and or springs are dead.

marky_g

2nd that dampers may be fooked

Windle

i do have another complete Series 2 in the garage so can swap and change bits to try. Forgot to mention i had the car 4 wheel tracked after i did the bushes and nothing bad showed it was tracked up fine...

Shocks are koni adjustables on this one, can't see why that would cause it to shift left > right though? unless its bent :O

Neil@FastFord

First thought was dampers too.

My Bonus was a cunt, constantly correcting it at speed, turned out the dampers would colapse under thier own weight mate :-O

Dan16v

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unless the left is set harder than the right one?

5t1g

Is it all the time or only when you brake?

binman jim

unless the left is set harder than the right one?

^^^^^^^

yeah, make sure if their adjutsable that their both on the same setting.

Windle

all the time not just under braking, adjustemnt ahh yes that makes sence lol i have no key never came with one but presome some mole grips will do the job. tighten up for harder loose for softer is it? will adjust them fully one way and see how it is!

Dan16v

iTrader: (1)

Its the first thing i thought of, my old mk3 cab used to jump to the right over a bump n it was the adjustables not set equally.

Karlos G

iTrader: (4)

yeah wind all 4 completly out/in then set them all the same!

nigel b

make sure the hanger under the car isnt moving
the bit where the wishbones bolt to
get it on a ramp and try moving the wheel left/right

Windle

well done that man! just been out drivers one was sat full open, passenger somewhere towards the middle lol which plank adjusts the settings oddly lol i have never touched them! just put them on the hardest settings and then softest settings and much much better. Will do longer road test when i have more time tomorow but its deffo what was the problem!

Cheers people

ian_evs2003

look for cracks on the mounts on the back... happend to my mates nova a few years ago.., it was leathal

Dan16v

iTrader: (1)

Glad to be of service!

For once

Windle

right found time to go and do a proper test and its still not right its better but not right! suppose changing the shocks from the other car is the next job and see how that goes?

SWITCHBLADE

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you wanna worry it hasnt been in a previous accident mate. check all panel gaps and inner wings under the bonnet etc, especially around where the seam sealer is.

dave

Windle

right update i have finally stripped old car and sent it to the big scrap yard in the sky!

anyway changed the shocks and springs from the old one which drove fine. Took it out before still twitchy now when i was changing the shocks it appears the stub axel was slightely bent maybe or something was?

the shocker wouldnt sit on the stub axle very well at all i had to use some force to get it on there. bent stub axle? bent bottom arm? anyway of testing or just start changing stuff over!?

the ride height seams to measure the same on both sides

mulla

iTrader: (1)

have a look for any accident damage mine was like that now in the scrappy.

martinmilne

seems a bit of a head scratcher mate any luck in sorting it maybe tca ball joint fucked ??

Windle

all bushes front to back are now polly bushed. accident damage not sure but as i say it looks like something is bent bottom arm or stub axle thing. pissing me off now just want it to go in a stright line lol

SWITCHBLADE

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er like i said above, previous shunt.

dave.