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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Martin_1962 on 20 September 2009, 15:40:06
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The car pulls to the right under braking, I have to turn the wheel slightly to the left.
Any ideas please?
New steering idler. drop links, and wishbones in the last year.
Buypartsbuy wishbones and they feel a bit floppy on the front bushes already - but that may be OK
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Not sure it's related but mine did a hell of a lot shaking when braking from above 50mph, warped or corroded front discs maybe. Are both of yours ok?Mine were replaced and it solved the problem.
Mick
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Seized slides or sticky/lazy brake calliper
Assumed tyre pressures ok ;)
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Calipers sliding OK. May regrease.
Not sure on pressures but were OK last week.
Idler arm however moved vertically 3mm or 4mm as I was pushing & pulling on the passenger wheel with steering locked.
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Calipers sliding OK. May regrease.
Not sure on pressures but were OK last week.
Idler arm however moved vertically 3mm or 4mm as I was pushing & pulling on the passenger wheel with steering locked.
oops!!! should be no movement vertically!!! try puting it on full lock and then gently turning the wheel a little more while watching the idler arm if it moves vertically as you apply the pressure and release it then idler or pin is worn!!
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Calipers sliding OK. May regrease.
Not sure on pressures but were OK last week.
Idler arm however moved vertically 3mm or 4mm as I was pushing & pulling on the passenger wheel with steering locked.
oops!!! should be no movement vertically!!! try puting it on full lock and then gently turning the wheel a little more while watching the idler arm if it moves vertically as you apply the pressure and release it then idler or pin is worn!!
Perhaps it was a dodgy one :(
I think my test was similar it was up and down.
Just what I need - more expense :( :(
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check list
- tire pressures
- shocks
- pad thickness,surfaces
- discs surfaces
- front geometry
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The car pulls to the right under braking, I have to turn the wheel slightly to the left.
Any ideas please?
New steering idler. drop links, and wishbones in the last year.
Buypartsbuy wishbones and they feel a bit floppy on the front bushes already - but that may be OK
Same as on mine, complete ****, in the process of getting my original GM ones re-bushed then they will be melted down to make a Hyundia
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Buypartsbuy wishbones and they feel a bit floppy on the front bushes already - but that may be OK
The first lot of wishbones I got for ours from Bpb were sloppy as soon as they were fitted, as VXL said...complete crap.
Sent them back and got a set from Camberley Auto Factors, made by Delphi Lockheed and blatantly obvious they were a much better fit as soon as they were bolted up.
First thing I'd do with the fault you describe is find a local friendly garage and get them to put the front wheels in the rollers and measure the braking force in order to determine where to start looking.
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Calipers sliding OK. May regrease.
Not sure on pressures but were OK last week.
Idler arm however moved vertically 3mm or 4mm as I was pushing & pulling on the passenger wheel with steering locked.
Thats knackered then
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The car pulls to the right under braking, I have to turn the wheel slightly to the left.
Any ideas please?
New steering idler. drop links, and wishbones in the last year.
Buypartsbuy wishbones and they feel a bit floppy on the front bushes already - but that may be OK
I had exactly the same problem recently Martin. I Had new wishbones fitted a few months ago and it turned out they were the cause of the problem. Had another set of new ones fitted and problem solved.