steers to the left under throttle

  1. Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 236
    #1
    Right it all started after I fitted my new box, and while I was there I swopped the offside shaft (good spare one I had), not only does it pull to the left when you first press the throttle, while accelerating it feels like what can only be described as the wheels bent so the car sways side to side slightly but as soon as you stop accelerating it stops.

    I've swopped the shaft back over just Incase it was distorted/bent I've checked for play in the usual areas (track rods, ball joints, wishbone bushes, wheel bearings) but all have been replaced within the last year anyway but either way they have no play, niether if you check with the wheel on.

    Wasn't a problem before I did the box swop and the new box did about 150 mile before this came about, could the box be too fault? I'm out of ideas tbh anybody got any suggestions?

    Sorry for the essay

    Cheers dan
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2003 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 7064
    #2
    Get the tracking checked!
  3. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182
    #3
    Have you checked the intermediate bearing and carrier?


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  4. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #4
    None of this is down to torque steer then?
  5. Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 236
    #5
    I fitted my spare wheels on the front earlier and its a lot better, still pulls a little under first throttle but under test swaying is pretty much gone.

    That intermediate bearing is fine (swopped shafts back over)

    Its not torque steer as the it mainly happens on the motor way.
  6. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2003 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 7064
    #6
    Also check tyre pressures.