Important! : Pulling hard to the right when braking.

1. Pidge Regular Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Loughborough Posts: 305 Saxo MK1 VTR

   #1 24th March 2010, 09:23

   Right as the story goes my friend bought a mk2 couple of weeks ago. sits very low at the front and we are assuming it has a spax springs and dampers.
   
   How ever cutting a long story short, when he was changing the brakes the other day he managed to cross thread the caliper bolt back in. So off he went in search of a new strut. (its a mk2 vts by the way & its passenger side weve changed)
   
   Got a new strut from a guy in coventry, could be on here as they said he had loads of saxo's which he was breaking?
   
   We put the strut on last night and changed the spring over, but looking at the car it sits a little higher on the side weve changed, could this be due to the other strut having a different damper? But the biggest problem is when braking it is pulling to the right hard. Also we noticed aswel the back end is starting to lock up very easily causing it to swing round almost sideways.
   
   Need help ASAP please. Anything to look for or check?
   
   Thanks
2. samueljonburgess Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2007 bromley Posts: 2728 Nissan S13, Saxo Furio

   #2 24th March 2010, 09:28

   if the other side has a stiffer damper it would effect it? as the car would dip on the weaker side more....
   
   if you know what i mean
3. Pidge Regular Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Loughborough Posts: 305 Saxo MK1 VTR

   #3 24th March 2010, 09:37

   yeah that is what i thought mate, but it is pulling to the right which is the side with the stiffest damper?
4. samueljonburgess Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2007 bromley Posts: 2728 Nissan S13, Saxo Furio

   #4 24th March 2010, 09:39

   that damper is takin all the dip before the other one gets goin?
   if you still have the other damper id put that back in...
5. Pidge Regular Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Loughborough Posts: 305 Saxo MK1 VTR

   #5 24th March 2010, 09:54

   would we able to transfer the spax damper into the new strut? :s how do we do it?
   
   Thanks
6. samueljonburgess Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2007 bromley Posts: 2728 Nissan S13, Saxo Furio

   #6 24th March 2010, 09:56

   ye, the dampers are inside the struts, you need a big spanner.... really big to open the strut up then pull the damper out and put the new one in
7. Pidge Regular Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Loughborough Posts: 305 Saxo MK1 VTR

   #7 24th March 2010, 10:07

   ok matey. is there a guide or anything?
8. samueljonburgess Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2007 bromley Posts: 2728 Nissan S13, Saxo Furio

   #8 24th March 2010, 10:09

   try the search button
   
   or haynes manuel always pritty handy to have....
9. K17NEY Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2005 Porthcawl Posts: 5726 FQ Volvo V70R Peugeot Partner

   #9 24th March 2010, 12:38

   Try getting your tracking done.Its probably that.
10. vaux88 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Fareham Posts: 154 Citroen Saxo VTR

    #10 24th March 2010, 12:42

    Could be tracking maybe? Need to get mine seen to I think.
11. Pidge Regular Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Loughborough Posts: 305 Saxo MK1 VTR

    #11 24th March 2010, 14:15

    All sorted now people changed the damper and it was fine.
    
    Thanks for the help