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 Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 11:07 am |
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Location: Coventry
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my brother has an ford escort and when he turns the steering wheel to turn a corner instead of the wheels wanting to straighten back up as they normally would it tries to pull it towards full lock. does anybody know what could be causing this??
cheers
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 11:10 am |
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Location: mids
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Bent wish bones / tracking out. Take it somewhere like Tyre Sales on Humber Road, or, Windsor Garages off Deedmore Road. The only 2 places I genuinely trust to diagnose steering/suspension problems in Coventry.
Both are honest and neither will rip you off.
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 11:43 am |
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don't want to sound rude,but this is a 206info website,not a ford escort,and you are posting in the 206 talk,don't think you will have much reply on this 
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 11:48 am |
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just take a look in the for sale section and see how many non 206 related things are for sale 
cheers bugawuga i'll have a word with one of them
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:14 pm |
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but you post this thread in "206 Talk" lol
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:29 pm |
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surely the same rules apply throughout? being a 206 website an all
please only post if you have something helpfull to say
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Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 2:01 pm |
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Guys, stop being idiots. Granted this is a 206 site, but what happened to the community spirit?
I was here long before most members - back in 2006/2007! & I can remember the sense of people wanting to help one another - not this "you've posted in the wrong section" bulls**t. Get a grip and help fellow members out.
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Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 2:33 pm |
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Joined: Jun 08, 2010
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Location: North Manchester
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see if one of the front spring's has snapped, look right up in to the top as little sods snap high up inside the turret.
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:17 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Rugby,Warwickshire
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| bugawuga wrote: |
Guys, stop being idiots. Granted this is a 206 site, but what happened to the community spirit?
I was here long before most members - back in 2006/2007! & I can remember the sense of people wanting to help one another - not this "you've posted in the wrong section" bulls**t. Get a grip and help fellow members out. |
+1. Those were the days! All that remain on here are parrots. They just repeat what they heard and make out it was their idea 
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:20 am |
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Location: Raunds, Northamptonshire
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| DeadEyePaul wrote: |
| bugawuga wrote: |
Guys, stop being idiots. Granted this is a 206 site, but what happened to the community spirit?
I was here long before most members - back in 2006/2007! & I can remember the sense of people wanting to help one another - not this "you've posted in the wrong section" bulls**t. Get a grip and help fellow members out. |
+1. Those were the days! All that remain on here are parrots. They just repeat what they heard and make out it was their idea |
yerrrrrrrr ............ All that remain on here are parrots. They just repeat what they heard and make out it was their idea
hehehehe 
sorry i should have just used this .......  would have also gave me a +1 post count because thats what counts your know hahaha
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:27 am |
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Squawk!  you forgot the SQUAWK!
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:12 am |
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| DeadEyePaul wrote: |
| Squawk! you forgot the SQUAWK! |
Polly want a cracker, Polly want a cracker
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:32 am |
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Incorect/non-existant steering-wheel return to centre is usually caused by massive +ve toe instead of properly aligned, slight -ve toe. So I would check tracking asap as your mate is a moving danger to himself and other drivers on the road, if it's as bad as you describe.
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please only post if you have something helpfull to say |
It's not nice to tell people when/if they can post or not.
And you wouldn't be helping the friend if you just rushed-back and told him whatever the first reply you liked was.
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 3:50 pm |
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My Fiesta did the same when one of the front springs snapped at the top, but as others have said it could be a number of things like bent suspension arms, tracking etc....
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