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| 1676.1 | Safety feature ? | KERNEL::SHELLEYR | | Wed Jan 29 1992 10:44 | 7 |
| I remember driving an old style Rover (SDI?) that had power steering
that pulled noticably to left if you took your hands momentarily off
the steering wheel. When I mentioned this I was told that it was a
deliberate safety for it to pull to the left to avoid going into
oncoming traffic.
Roy
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| 1676.2 | Safe for who? | FORTY2::GEDDES | Cookie Monster | Wed Jan 29 1992 11:19 | 1 |
| Was this designed to be safe for motorists or pedestrians?
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| 1676.3 | Something else to look at.. | JUNO::JUPP | | Wed Jan 29 1992 12:42 | 3 |
| Also try tyre pressures.
Ian...
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| 1676.4 | | CMOTEC::JASPER | | Wed Jan 29 1992 12:44 | 18 |
| If the steering rack/box etc has been replaced it may not have been
neutralised properly. When the wheels point straight ahead, the power
steering should also be in the central (neutral) position. Power
steering systems vary, I dont know about the Granada specifically, but
there may well be a 'Home' position when the Power steering expects the
wheels to be straight ahead. You may well be fighting this position if
the trackrod ends are both maladjusted, but still exhibit correct
toe-in.
Some cars are noticably affected by road camber, my Escort was.
If you suspect that a brake is binding, get it fixed ! If you dont, the
fluid can boil giving temporary brake failure.
Your car could also be the victim of a road accident, and may not be
straight.
Tony.
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| 1676.5 | Steering Problems | SUBURB::BOXALLG | Graham Boxall@REO | Wed Jan 29 1992 17:43 | 16 |
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The steering on my Triumph Dolomite pulls to the left quite noticably
when I let go of the steering wheel. I have had the tracking checked
a number of times but everything seems o.k. The only possible reason I
can think of is that the bushes holding the front subframe (and therefore
all the steering gear) to the car body have perished over the years thus
allowing the subframe/steering to move.
Any comments.....
Graham
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| 1676.6 | Another possiblity?? | PAKORA::IJOHNSTON | | Thu Jan 30 1992 09:00 | 1 |
| Or your chassis is twisted????
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| 1676.7 | It's a funny old world | BLKPUD::WILLIAMSH | | Thu Jan 30 1992 12:17 | 9 |
| One of my colleagues here had the front tyres changed, put the new ones
on the back and the existing rear tyres on the front. (RWD car)
It then pulled badly to one side. He took it back to the tyre fitters
and complained. They checked tracking/alignment etc.. an all was fine.
So they replaced the old rear tyres (now on the front) and the pull was
cured.
Huw. (No, I can't explain it either!)
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| 1676.8 | | PLAYER::BROWNL | What 'Good Old Days?' | Thu Jan 30 1992 12:52 | 4 |
| Tyres go out of shape, and even sometimes twist. This could be the
problem.
Laurie.
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| 1676.9 | All tyres are NOT the same ! | CMOTEC::JASPER | | Fri Jan 31 1992 12:10 | 4 |
| ... Also if there is something fundamentally wrong with the car, just
changing tyre brands can suddenly make the fault visible.
Tony.
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| 1676.10 | Only an idea! | KERNEL::OSBORNE | | Fri Jan 31 1992 14:42 | 6 |
| Could the torque effect of the drive shaft on rear wheel drive
cause this?. Its a bit like the "pull caused by the Prop. on a single
engine plane, I think on twin engine aircraft they have counter
rotating screws.
Dave.
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| 1676.11 | | PERKY::RUTTER | Rut The Nut | Mon Feb 03 1992 13:04 | 15 |
| >> the steering wheel. When I mentioned this I was told that it was a
>> deliberate safety for it to pull to the left to avoid going into
>> oncoming traffic.
I had a friend who drove a Ford Cortina which always pulled to the left.
He also claimed that this was a 'safety feature' on all Fords, to
avoid driving into oncoming traffic !
Bullsh!t
Something is wrong and should be sorted out. Of course, the original
note was asking what could be wrong - plenty suggestions already.
J.R.
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| 1676.12 | Tyres worked for me also! | ESSB::DOODY | | Mon Feb 03 1992 14:22 | 14 |
| I had a Sprite which used to pull sharply to the right!! when i bought
it.
Tracking, balancing, even put in a 2nd hand steering rack
nothing would work.
I put the back types onto the front and Bingo!!! cured instantly,
and NEVER recurred.
But it can be very annoying trying to get to the cause of these
problems!!!
Brian.
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| 1676.13 | | ALBURT::GUEST | | Mon Feb 03 1992 15:46 | 9 |
| Well, I still haven't found out what's wrong, but the idea about
balancing the power steering sounds good. The steering wheel has to
be slightly right of centre to make the car go straight, but the
"balanced" position of the wheel is dead centre.
I looked in the manual to find out how to rebalance the power steering,
and wished I hadn't....
Mel
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