 Torque steer, car pulls to right |
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 Apr 22, 2009 - 10:35 AM
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Enthusiast  Joined Sep 27, '07 From Tucson, AZ Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%)  |
Just as the title says, I have excessive torque steer. I've had the car aligned multiple times in the past two years with no success. The car is under spec for alignment, but still wants to pull to right; I have even installed camber bolts to compensate for the pull. The reason I believe it to be torque steer is because when the car is cruising in neutral, or no gas is applied, it will drive perfectly straight. Only when the gas pedal is pushed down will I get the pull. I have checked the control arms and tirerods and they appear to be just fine. Any suggestions? This member also had a similar problem...
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...hl=torque+steer |
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Apr 22, 2009 - 12:19 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 7, '07 From Portland, Oregon Currently Offline Reputation: 67 (96%) |
Did you have your control arms tightened down as suggested in the thread you linked to?
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Apr 22, 2009 - 2:07 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 22, '03 From NOVA Currently Offline Reputation: 16 (100%) |
hold on to your wheel tighter
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Apr 22, 2009 - 3:05 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
Your control arms are loose.
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Apr 24, 2009 - 10:46 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 27, '07 From Tucson, AZ Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
QUOTE (lagos @ Apr 22, 2009 - 3:05 PM)  Your control arms are loose. Checked them again last night and everything is lock-solid tight. Could a bad motor mount affect alignment? Any other ideas? |
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Apr 25, 2009 - 1:48 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 18, '05 From Calgary Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
doesn't hurt to check...
what if you're on a surface that is inclined down towards the left (passenger side higher than the driver side), does it still torque steer to the right? i get some torque steer too but it really hasn't bothered me much... not enough to think that there's something wrong with the car. -------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Apr 25, 2009 - 8:28 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 2, '05 From Guam Currently Offline Reputation: 15 (100%) |
was it ever in some sort of collision before you had it?
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Apr 28, 2009 - 6:52 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 27, '07 From Tucson, AZ Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
QUOTE (azian_advanced @ Apr 25, 2009 - 2:48 AM) doesn't hurt to check... what if you're on a surface that is inclined down towards the left (passenger side higher than the driver side), does it still torque steer to the right? i get some torque steer too but it really hasn't bothered me much... not enough to think that there's something wrong with the car. Yeah, it certainly helps counteract the pull to the right, but it still wants to veer in that direction. No, the car has not been in any sort of accident. The only thing I can think of is that maybe I ran over some huge pot-hole when I first got the car (it has been this way a long time)? If something was bent I imagine that could cause problems. Would a mechanic be able to diagnose something like that? |
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