does your steering pull to one side?

[Ian]

as topic says. does it pull to one side? If so, what side and what is the age?

Ian

 

[James]

Slight left, M reg 1995 K11

 

[Ian]

M reg, 1995. slightly right.

 

[Glenn]

m reg- left...but i think it might be coz i smashed the front passanger wheel on a really high kerb when i was learning..

 

[Beachboy]

on nearly all roads in most cars you will pull to left as its the way the roads are cambered. or do you mean quite violent tug to the left?

 

[quickdraw]

as in the tracking out. or hat it just slopes down to the left. cos as beachboy saysd road are cambered so the rain water runs from them

 

[Fordy]

if your steering is pulling alot get the car 4 wheel aligned to sort it, most garages provide this service

 

[Dr Zoidberg]

left due to road camber

but L reg 1.0 L model used to pull quite bad to the left :S

 

[user49484948488484]

R Reg to the left.... Just like Glenn I've caned into a kerb, not through my own fault though, some mad woman (in a micra k12) changing lanes without looking

 

[JayY]

Mine pulls to left quite badly, need to sort it this week

 

[K10Daz]

Pulls slightly to the left but iv had the tracking checked and everything is perfect on it, i notice it more with my alloys on them (probably because they are heavier)

 

[micra man]

Slight left for me aswell.

 

[JayY]

Dan, when did you get a K11?!

 

[Baker]

used to, to the left (1.0l 91 k10), took the car to a garage & he took both pads out of the calipers on both sides & now its ok, something about one of the pads not being able to retract properly

 

[FatGaz]

Mine pulls to the left also - 1999 T reg

 

[NiteSite]

Used to pull to the left really bad, now not so much.... 96/97 K11

 

[hughes_16v]

M-reg k11 pulls to left

 

[Layla]

m reg, to the right. the steering wheel is off centre too. never got the time to sort it. note to self: get round to it

 

[climbinghutch]

Yea, my 1995 M reg pulled hard to the right with the steering wheel straight and drifted slowly to the left when let go. The steering wheel was well on the piss!

I got the tracking sorted at a local garage for about 20 quid. When speaking to the guys at the garage they told me that not only do roads camber to allow rain water run off but also most cars are set up to drift "slowly" to the left. This is so that if/when you let go of the the steering wheel your car drifts "slowly" to the curb and not into on coming traffic.

I suggest that if your tracking is out then get it sorted. Poor tracking not only increases tyre wear but also affects the handling of your car.

Trust me, my car felt alot more lively in the front end after getting the tracking sorated.

Great roundabout fun!

 

[foz]

slightly to the right and mines a 02

 

[clyde]

98 1300 facelift with power steering. doessnt pull either way!

 

[Fordy]

cheap tyres can effect it aswell