Re: Front suspension, steering and brakes

["Andy Holmes" <scalainj@hotmail.com>]

Thanks

Wheels and tyres are balanced perfectly - checked this
Wheel bolts are to correct torque
Everything is tight - checked and checked again
Yes - It was aligned properly with me in the car etc
This time it was front wheels only but i had the rears done approx 6-8 weeks 
ago

Thats what i'm thinking - something is causing the resistance to rights and 
the tugging to left but at static its correctly aligned. Nigh on everything 
is new and its all tight so i'm thinking maybe i have a hub/strutt/frame 
thats out of kilter
Funny thing is that on full lock the right wheel will rub on the liners but 
the left wheel wont. From the rubbing it looks like its maybe 2mm too much

Anyone?

Andy Holmes
91 Scirocco Scala
83 Jetta Surprise



>From: Mash <type53@yahoo.com>
>To: Andy Holmes <scalainj@hotmail.com>, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Front suspension, steering and brakes
>Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 05:41:16 -0700 (PDT)
>
>--- Andy Holmes <scalainj@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I finally got my front suspension replaced which
> > required 2 front shocks, 2
> > front topmounts, a wheel bearing, a steering rack.
> > Ahh much better.
> >
> > Couple of things
> > Steering shake - starts at 80 mph and then goes away
> > above 95 mph.
>
>Probably wheels/tires need to be balanced.
>
> > Tugging to the left - When turning right the
> > steering will tug to the left,
> > it will pull to the left normally and it is
> > definately harder to turn right
> > than left
>
>was the car properly aligned - it's not clear to me
>from the following - but it sounds like an alignment
>problem.
> >
> > The car was set up tracking/camber wise on Friday
> > and with the front wheels
> > off the ground the steering input is identical so i
> > can only assume it is
> > not steering related but suspension related
> >
> > I also had a rear disc conversion fitted which is
> > excellent. Again a couple
> > of things.
> >
> > My car has no Bias adjuster, neither the rear beam
> > one or the one on the
> > brake lines.
> > What should i do as under very hard braking the tail
> > will begin to swing as
> > the rears lock up.
> > Pedal travel - I have about 1.5 inch of pedal travel
> > - The brakes have been
> > bled and then bled and then bled again.
>
>Dunno, someone here will ;-)
>
>
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