[mkiv] Car pull to the right

[thumps00 at gmail.com]

I followed some of the suggestions...

I jacked up the front wheels - both wheels turned freely, even after
pumping the brakes a few times and retesting.

I jacked up the rear wheels - both wheels turned freely.

I inspected the front and rear brakes on the passenger side (the
direction the car is pulling).  Both brake pads appeared to be wearing
evenly and nothing appeared wrong, other than the calipers and pins
are dirty.

The tires are unidirectional, so I can't just switch the wheels to
test if tire wear is the problem.  I also checked tire pressure.

Any other suggestions?

Hopefully the shop will have some ideas on Monday, but right now I
have no idea what's causing this and it's frustrating.

Brian
'94 TT

On Jan 12, 2008 1:24 PM, Ted Volkman <tvolkman at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>.............in an attempt to
> >>>>address the pull problem, I recently had the steering rack rebuilt
> ............
> >>>>To my disappointment, the car still pulls to the right.
>
> it looks like it was pulling before and after the rack work
>
> --
> ted
> 93t mr2 gen3, t3/t4, 264s
> 94t supra 6 speed, 67mm, aem
> 89na mr2
> 88sc mr2
> 98 honda vfr800
>
>
>
>
>
> On Jan 12, 2008 2:09 PM, Erven <montegobay1 at comcast.net> wrote:
> > You said, you got the rack rebuild,I think that your problem, maybe they
> > screwed it up,because you said you have to force to keep the car straight to
> > stop from pulling to the right.Go back to the person who did the work.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <thumps00 at gmail.com>
> > To: "The MKIV.com National Mailing List" <mkiv at mkiv.com>
> >
> > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 12:04 PM
> > Subject: Re: [mkiv] Car pull to the right
> >
> >
> > > I'm running the stock tire sizes...235/45-17 and 255/40-17.
> > >
> > > Brian
> > >
> > > On Jan 11, 2008 10:27 PM, Erven <montegobay1 at comcast.net> wrote:
> > >> What size tires are you using?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: <thumps00 at gmail.com>
> > >> To: "The MKIV.com National Mailing List" <mkiv at mkiv.com>
> > >> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 8:25 PM
> > >> Subject: [mkiv] Car pull to the right
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> > My car pulls to the right...it feels like a steady, relatively strong
> > >> > pull, although it feels worse on acceleration.
> > >> >
> > >> > My steering rack has been leaking for a while...in an attempt to
> > >> > address the pull problem, I recently had the steering rack rebuilt and
> > >> > an alignment done at a very reputable alignment shop.  The shop used
> > >> > Lance's specs, with some tweaking. I had the alignment guy check the
> > >> > suspension, and everything checked out fine (no worn bushings or bent
> > >> > arms).
> > >> >
> > >> > To my disappointment, the car still pulls to the right. I don't like
> > >> > driving the car, as the pull is that strong...you have to constantly
> > >> > exert counter-clockwise pressure on the steering wheel to keep a
> > >> > straight line.
> > >> >
> > >> > Does anyone have any advice on where to look or what the problem may
> > >> > be?  I've already had one wheel bearing replaced a few years ago, but
> > >> > I haven't recently checked them.
> > >> >
> > >> > I'm going to return to the car to the shop next week, but would like
> > >> > some
> > >> > ideas.
> > >> >
> > >> > TIA,
> > >> > Brian
> > >> >
> > >> > '94 TT
> > >>
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