I have a 1996 1.8 Accord. If you let go of the steering wheel it pulls hard to the left. Its not the tracking and its not the camber of the road. I havent hit any curbs.
This problem seems to be getting worse.
Any idea what might be causing this?
Cheers.
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"Its not the tracking and its not the camber of the road."If its not under braking then its got to be one of the two.
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"Its not the tracking and its not the camber of the road."If its not under braking then its got to be one of the two.
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Had the tracking done and its not that. Doesnt matter what road I'm on it always does it. Why has it "got to be" one of the two?
Thanks
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Feel the discs after a short journey. If one is hotter than the other then you have sticking brakes (pads sticking in carrier or siezed caliper).
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After doing all the brake tests and the like and assuming you have power steering find a quite peice of road and ditp the clutch and turn the engine off, not let go of the steering, does ir still pull. If not this mar be a steering rack and pressure is being applied to one side of the rack. The accord didn't have rear wheel steering assistance did it, as the Prelude has and is prone to seized steering shaft bushes. Regards Peter
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turn the engine off, not let go of the steering, does ir still pull.
No it didnt do anything. Only happens when you let go of the steering wheel (even with engine off)
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Sorry for the typo it should have said 'now let go' put it still pulls so not the power steering then. Regards Peter
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Is one of the tyres worn on the edge? this will make the car pull, also worth swapping tyres around front to rear etc see if this stops the pulling?
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Is one of the tyres worn on the edge? this will make the car pull, also worth swapping tyres around front to rear etc see if this stops the pulling?
Yes, done that too
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>>Had the tracking done and its not that
what do you mean,adjusted or just checked?
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Steve
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adjusted, then adjusted back, then adjusted some more but no matter how much he adjusted it it still pulled to the left
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Tyre pressures ok?
Tyres wearing ok?
Matched pair of tyres on the front? Might be worth swapping front / rear and seeing if the problem goes away?
Are the wheels exactly the same offset?
Suspension bushes ok?
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There is something in the back of my mind that says that it is possible to set up tracking correctly but with the track rod ends of not 'equal' length. With power steering this will mean that rack is not centred hence a permanent pull. This can happen if the steering whel has been off and not put back on in correct position, and then to centre the wheel track rod adjustments have been made.
Is the history of the car known? Did it just start to happen? Does it look as tho it crabs when viewed from behind when driving.
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pmh (was peter)
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I was thinking along the same lines as pmh,its easy done, ie incorrect adjustment of tracking
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Steve
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As the car still pulls with the engine off so no powered auto centering of the rack it appears to point to a suspension spring os seized shocker. This could be front or rear so very close inspection and height clearance is required. If you have a go-faster specialists or race prep plave in the area goto them and ask them to weight the car for set up. The car stands on a perfectly flat set of four scales ( electronic) and measures the downward pressure of each wheel this may well identify the heavy and light diagonal corners thus the problem area. However carefull inspection may find it, check all the top and bottoms on the sprints to ensure you have not busted off a 1/2 ot full turn of the spring, this is quite common, especially with number of speed bumps, Your local garage or tyre place will do this for you but tell then why. You also need to ensure a spring has not failed but not broken, by very carefully measuring the turn spacings and comparing side to side. Ideally the springs should be removed and the free length and loaded length measured. You often see the top 1/2 or 3/4 turn of a coil spring after a speed bump so do not dismiss a spring problem lightly. Regards Peter
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Thanks for all the help.
I noticed something this morning. Just as I was coming to a stop I let go of the steering wheel a the steering wheel moved to the left when I braked.
Does this help at all?
Cheers.
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This was mentioned earlier about a sticking pot in a caliper. Have youy had the brakes check if so then braking of course forces weight to the front and if you have a broken sring the increase weight will depress it further and pull on the steering more. Regards Peter
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