Acceleration.

24th March 2010, 12:17

Hi
Guys
Everytime i put my foot down from standstill the car jerks to one side does any one know the reason for this.

Much appreciated.

Carl

24th March 2010, 12:19

Could be fucked engine mount.What exactly do you mean by jerks to one side,Does it pull to one side?

24th March 2010, 12:24

yh thats the word i was looking for,

24th March 2010, 12:27

iv only noticed it pullin to the left

24th March 2010, 12:32

well if your puttin foot down i.e full power then it would due to torque steer

24th March 2010, 12:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by mickymoe

well if your puttin foot down i.e full power then it would due to torque steer

Rofl! not in a 1.4 mate.It could be a number of things,Have you got a knocking drive shaft?Thall cause it pull to one side.Check your tyre pressures and maybe get your tracking done.

24th March 2010, 12:44

Balancing maybe? Could be tracking also?

24th March 2010, 12:45

sticky caliper?

24th March 2010, 12:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by saxokitney

Rofl! not in a 1.4 mate.It could be a number of things,Have you got a knocking drive shaft?Thall cause it pull to one side.Check your tyre pressures and maybe get your tracking done.

o0o0o 1.4, woops

24th March 2010, 13:02

i dunno i sometyms get torque steer in my furio , if i'm in first and boot it you can feel it pull slightly but only in first never like get in when driving in any other gear

24th March 2010, 13:26

yh i will chek thos this evening thanks guys

24th March 2010, 15:21

sounds like your tracking is out mate

24th March 2010, 15:31

i don't think it's the tracking mate , if it was all the time then yeah most likely , but if it's only when you accelerate then it's probably something else ,, does it do it in every gear ?

24th March 2010, 16:05

na only in 1st when i hammer it lol

24th March 2010, 16:10

i kinda duz when i get to 3rd gear it dont do it just goes inastraight line you know

24th March 2010, 16:45

if it's in 1st mate thats just the wonderful thing called torque steer haha .. i get that aswell mate , better in the wet

24th March 2010, 16:58

haha i dint fink my car would do torque steer lol yh i know what you mean had great fun last night in the rain

24th March 2010, 17:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dealzvts

haha i dint fink my car would do torque steer lol yh i know what you mean had great fun last night in the rain

yea lol, spinning up in every gear, love it

24th March 2010, 17:50

probably a bushing in the wishbone before it would be anything else.

24th March 2010, 18:15

Seriously now guys.It ant torque steer in a 1.4

24th March 2010, 18:15

yeah like i said before, just sounds like torque steer if its only when u HAMMER! it in first, cant see it being much more than that, so nothing to worry about

24th March 2010, 18:18

your tracking is out

24th March 2010, 18:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by mickymoe

well if your puttin foot down i.e full power then it would due to torque steer

you only get torque steer with boost really

24th March 2010, 18:23

not being funny but my vts didnt used to 'torque steer'. I think it may be something else . . .

my rs on the other hand is awfull, then again it has 210+ibfts

24th March 2010, 18:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roy-VTS

not being funny but my vts didnt used to 'torque steer'. I think it may be something else . . .

my rs on the other hand is awfull, then again it has 210+ibfts

i feel your pain, 225 18s wont tame my 290.4 lbs ft of torque

24th March 2010, 18:30

i only have 195 15's

24th March 2010, 19:10

sorry maybe im calling it torque steer but using the wrong describation, basically what i mean is car can pull to the left at full power in first gear due to tyres spinning, its not uncommon... i have obviously been calling this torque steer when it clearly isnt, my bad

im not as much of a noob as i sometimes sound lol

24th March 2010, 19:30

what you are describing is torque steer mate but i think 95% of cars on the road will do it in first. My car will do it in 1st, 2nd , 3rd and 4th if i hit full boost through the gears. I dont think a 1.4 saxo would though

24th March 2010, 19:36

oo right well thats ok then lol thank god i wasnt talking shite lol

but this fella has said it only does it in first when he hammers it? and as you said yourself 95% of cars do it in first, hence why i assumed it is more than likely his problem?

24th March 2010, 19:49

Check the basics that you can do mate.....
tyre pressure
Tyre tread
Un even wear on the front discs to see if it is a sticky piston....
See if your steering wheel is straight when going straight....

If you can see whats wrong with it from then onwards go to a garage....
If sounds to me that its not a major issue that needs attention...

Jason

24th March 2010, 20:13

sounds like a low pressure tyre on one side.

suprised nobody's done the whole "shouldnt be booting it in first" "you're the reason insurance is so high" speech yet!

tom

24th March 2010, 20:17

you shouldnt be booting it in first anyway, thats the reason peoples insurance premiums are so high . .

24th March 2010, 20:22

roy u actually drive the rst???? lol

get ur tracking checked mate, some garages round here will check for ffree

24th March 2010, 20:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by bide_furio

roy u actually drive the rst???? lol

get ur tracking checked mate, some garages round here will check for ffree

to the mot station . . before it broke

24th March 2010, 20:49

yh check tyre pressures. A 1.4 won't torque steer mate

25th March 2010, 09:03

Lol dude i fink your right there is no were near unuf power in that 75 bhp engine lol its got quik pulling away but then they catch me n burn me lol

i had the wishbone replashed becoz the bushin was broken

25th March 2010, 09:06

lol yh i was expecting that speach lol i payed £198 a month for my 1.1 saxo

25th March 2010, 09:14

lol tar roy!

11th April 2010, 22:33

ive got the same problem turns the steering wheel half a turn lol did the wishbone fix it ?