RE: [help] torque steer

["Ewan Hopkins" <ewanhopkins@hotmail.com>]

could also be worn a-arm bushes as they can have significant effect on 
steering. Try moving the wheel back & forward and look for movement at the 
front a-arm mount. Top mount also worth a look: check for excessive vertical 
play and there shouldn't be any lateral play in the top mount if you grab 
the spring/strut body & pull it side-to-side.

HTH,

Ewan Hopkins...

'85 Storm 2.0
'86 GT 1.8
'87 GT 1.6



>From: "Fry, Larry" <LEF@chem-tronics.com>
>To: Cory Langford <cory.langford@icbc.com>, Scirocco Listserv  
><scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: RE: [help] torque steer
>Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 09:44:13 -0800
>
>And hmmmm once again.....this is a real puzzler.   Bad wheel bearing would
>be dragging all the time, so I don't think that's the problem....
>   Sounds like something may be loose in the steering linkage....when you
>apply power, one wheel will "pull" forward, giving that one wheel excessive
>toe-in.  Jack up the front end and see if you can wobble either wheel in 
>the
>horizontal plane.  If you can, check the tie rods and their ball joints....
>
>Larry  sandiego16V
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Cory Langford [mailto:cory.langford@icbc.com]
>Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 9:32 AM
>To: Scirocco Listserv
>Subject: Re: [help] torque steer
>
>
>Hmm, just a thought...
>
>Would a worn bearing creat more drag on one side and cause all the power
>to be loaded on the opposite axel thus creating the problem?
>
>
>--
>Cory Langford
>'86 2L Oettinger Turbo Project
>'82 beater driver
>
>Hmmm,  well, a severly lowered car can change the angles of the CV's,
>which
>will cause torque steer.  I suppose a raised car will do the same.
>Ideally
>the shafts should be straight, with minimal angle across the joint.
>
>Hugely over-powered engines on tiny little wheels can torque steer
>violently
>in a FWD car, see the Saab Viggen as a good example.
>
>But you don't qualify for any of that.  Hmmmm.
>
>Marc
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Victor Farren"
>
>
>Car is not lowered.  1.8L 8v, JH 90 hp.  Wheels are stock VW 'snow
>flake',
>14x6.  I believe tires are 185 - 65 - 14?, or 185-60-14.  Something like
>that, nothing extreme.  Car tracks straight when hands are off the
>wheel,
>but it pulls as soon as you hit the gas.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Victor
>
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