On Thu, 29 Jan 2004, Adamson, Ken wrote:
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> Ok, that being said, here's what I have going on - hopefully some
>suspension/chassis wizzes out there will have an idea of what I should
>check.... When I accelerate, the car will pull to the left. When I lift off,
>it pulls to the right. Under purposeful braking, it tracks pretty much
>straight after adjusting for the right pull. I don't think it's torque-steer,
>since this happens at very low throttle levels and under the slightest
>throttle lift.
Hi Ken - honestly, it does not sound to me that the alignment is
an issue - IMHO, if the car is that sensitive to toe, it'd pull
left OR right under acceleration/deceleration.
I'd put money on the p-side control arm being loose - when you accelerate,
the wheel tries to drive out from under the car, but it can't -
for some reason, there's slop on the P-side, and the front right
wheel effectively toes _in_ a lot, making the car pull left.
Brake, the opposite happens, car pulls right.
I've had control arm bolts come loose on Rabbits occasionally,
and that's _exactly_ what they do - step on gas, the loose wheel
toes in a LOT - | ^^^ \ - car pulls left.
Step on brake - | ^^^ / - car pulls right.
.02, worth what it is printed on, etc etc etc, but I'm guessing
something is loose - something has to be moving around.
I'd also bet that 0 toe won't make much difference; it might pull
harder left under acceleration, not quite as hard right under
deceleration, etc, but IMHO, something is moving around.
Good luck!
Iain
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