£££££s spent on my Civic, still pulling to the left! :(
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£££££s spent on my Civic, still pulling to the left! :(
Hi Guys
I'm hoping some technical guru's on here might be able to diagnose an issue with the suspension on my 1991 Civic 1.6i 16 (4th gen).
The problem is as follows:
When accelerating, if I take my hands off the steering wheel the car pulls to the left
When coasting, the car glides along in a straight line. If I then remove hands from the steering wheel, then press the accelerator the steering wheel moves to the left a little and obviously the car follows.
When braking normally the car stops in a straight line
When braking pretty heavily, the car pulls violently to the left and if you push the pedal hard enough the left wheel locks up on its own.
In addition to this, the steering wheel shakes a little all the time.
So far, I have taken the car to the garage for the following:
Engine Mounts
After these were replaced it relieved alot of jolting between gear changes and pulling away but didn't completely solve the problem
Rear brakes
The rear brakes were siezed on, so i had them unsiezed and fresh pads put in, this improved acceleration but made little or no difference to the main problems
Bushes
Today I had the strut rod bushes (connecting the control arm support brace bar to the crossmember) replaced with new poly replacements, this completely alleviated the jolty gear changes and pulling away.
I've also had 2 different garages test the brakes, and had one garage have a good look at the braking system and they said theres nothing wrong with the effort from the brakes, however this has obviously only been tested on a rolling road (not sure if you can lock the brakes up on a rolling road?)
I really am at a dead loss with this now, and need some pointers to give the garage in resolving the problem. So far i've spent £450 on parts and labour and still my car will not brake in a straight line!!!
Cheers for any tips you may have
p.s. I've changed the tyres
I'm hoping some technical guru's on here might be able to diagnose an issue with the suspension on my 1991 Civic 1.6i 16 (4th gen).
The problem is as follows:
When accelerating, if I take my hands off the steering wheel the car pulls to the left
When coasting, the car glides along in a straight line. If I then remove hands from the steering wheel, then press the accelerator the steering wheel moves to the left a little and obviously the car follows.
When braking normally the car stops in a straight line
When braking pretty heavily, the car pulls violently to the left and if you push the pedal hard enough the left wheel locks up on its own.
In addition to this, the steering wheel shakes a little all the time.
So far, I have taken the car to the garage for the following:
Engine Mounts
After these were replaced it relieved alot of jolting between gear changes and pulling away but didn't completely solve the problem
Rear brakes
The rear brakes were siezed on, so i had them unsiezed and fresh pads put in, this improved acceleration but made little or no difference to the main problems
Bushes
Today I had the strut rod bushes (connecting the control arm support brace bar to the crossmember) replaced with new poly replacements, this completely alleviated the jolty gear changes and pulling away.
I've also had 2 different garages test the brakes, and had one garage have a good look at the braking system and they said theres nothing wrong with the effort from the brakes, however this has obviously only been tested on a rolling road (not sure if you can lock the brakes up on a rolling road?)
I really am at a dead loss with this now, and need some pointers to give the garage in resolving the problem. So far i've spent £450 on parts and labour and still my car will not brake in a straight line!!!
Cheers for any tips you may have
p.s. I've changed the tyres
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