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steering - mk1 Trevor Trollope - 11-10-2019
Guys I need help with my car it's a mk1 with a 1275e in it. When I am going along and let off the gas it pulls right and when I put my foot back on the gas it goes back to where it was on the road.i have done ball joints, tie rods weel brings and I am running the 8.5 inch discs. Any help would be much appreciated.
RE: steering - Vinay-RS - 11-15-2019
Is your steering wheel centred, so that it's straight when your wheels are straight? Have you had your wheel alignment done so that the car tracks straight when you're driving and you don't need to correct all the time? Wheel alignment makes a massive difference.
If you have 8.4" discs on the car, I'm assuming you have 12"/13" wheels fitted. Where are you based? There are some recommended wheel alignment places in the different parts of the country.
RE: steering - mk1 Trevor Trollope - 11-20-2019
I am in hartbeespoort I have not done it yet because I want to be sure. but when I go down the road the car does not constantly pull.
I am running 13
RE: steering - abri - 02-01-2020
This sounds like a worn steering rack. Jack up the front of the car and grab the wheels at a 3 o clock and 9 o clock position and feel if there is play.