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Postby Cakky » Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:28 pm

hi guys, after dropping my new engine in my car have began to notice that the car has a constant pull to the left, had a wheel alignment done but has not fixed it..

i'm 100% certain we did everything back up that we undid when we were working on the car

what are some common problems that would be causing this?

thanks.
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Postby fangsport » Tue May 01, 2007 1:19 am

your mate that helped to bolt the gearbox is still jammed under there. he'll wear out in a few km's and the the car will steer straight again 8)
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Postby evil_si » Tue May 01, 2007 12:22 pm

checked your tyre pressures?
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Postby Cakky » Tue May 01, 2007 6:29 pm

yup check tyre pressure fairly regularly.

hmm fang, that would explain the funny smell as well haha
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Postby skoty » Tue May 01, 2007 6:39 pm

Did you happen to take the front wheels off when you did the the transplant? Sometimes when you swap them around either side that can cause a slight pull to one side.
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Postby moses » Tue May 01, 2007 8:04 pm

unevenly worn tyres will cause it to pull
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Postby levinguy » Tue May 01, 2007 9:13 pm

same thing happened to me, got wheel alignment still pulled to the left, rotating the tyres worked
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Postby B1NZ » Tue May 01, 2007 9:20 pm

fangsport wrote:your mate that helped to bolt the gearbox is still jammed under there. he'll wear out in a few km's and the the car will steer straight again 8)


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Postby Cakky » Tue May 01, 2007 9:48 pm

ahh that would make sense, hense why wheels are balanced!

will give that a go, don't remember swapping them but really who knows, my memory is terrible lol

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