Pulling to the left

[Tweetypie]

Hi, we have a 2009 1.4 Sport, that is pulling to the left more than it it should. I have had a specialist look at and it has been on a rolling road. There is nothing bent or broken in the suspension. The tracking has been checked twice and is perfect. There is no movement in the suspension and the brakes are not binding. The mechanics are baffled, has anyone got any ideas?
Thanks

 

[cartmanbdx]

Torque steering maby ?


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[dm222]

start with the simple... steering alignment,

 

[camelspyyder]

Mismatched pair of tyres. I had one that pulled hard left, swapped the fronts over it pulled hard right. A new pair of front tyres sorted it.

Make sure the pressures are matched first though.

 

[RUM4MO]

I'd be thinking about keeping it away from mechanics with no answers and head for a proper four wheel alignment place, as while the tracking, or maybe the toeing of the front wheels to each other is correct, is the overall alignment of the four wheels to each other correct?

 

[Tweetypie]

Hi, thanks for the feedback. I had the alignment done again all four wheels by laser. Found the right rear toe is quite a way out? Could this be the problem? Even so i have a problem ? Any ideas what could cause it to be out? As there is no adjustment?
Cheers

 

[RUM4MO]

I would hope that the place that checked the four wheel alignment and discovered that one left rear wheel was out of alignment had a plan to sort that out, I'd think that accident damage maybe even hitting a kerb could have bent something, until that is sorted you will never get that car to run true.

 

[KXL]

I'm assuming it goes left on all roads. Reason I asked is I had a friend who had the same 'problem', he always tries this on the 'slow lane' and it pulls left...turns out the slow lane is very mildly angled (I guess for rain to drain), but when he tried on a different road, it runs true...straight and flat.

I tried this on my Ibiza (ok..it's a 1.0TSI), straight road, cruise control @ 32mph (sad I know). Let go of wheel, it went straight for a good 1 min without holding the wheel or correcting (of course I had my hands ready to grab it, if it starts straying).

Hunter wheel alignment perhaps?
Assuming they are same type of tyres, changed at same time, they are approximately equally and evenly worn, same rims etc?

 

[dm222]

yes mine puls to the right too (lhd country). you have to be sure you are not in an inclined road.

 

[camelspyyder]

Re my earlier point. The mis-matched pair of tyres were fitted brand new at the same time. It was a defective tyre that caused the pull.
You should swap your fronts over just to see if it pulls the other way.