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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:32 pm |
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Joined: Jan 27, 2011 Posts: 1588
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Location: West Midlands
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Just went out for a drive in the 180 and found that the front end got abit twitchy on acceleration (not hard acceleration) just abit more than normal driving, its like it wants to go to the right and it just doesnt feel how it should, any ideas what this could be? broken spring?
Thanks
Luke.
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:34 pm |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2011 Posts: 2977
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Location: Nuneaton
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Check tyre pressures, or it could have just been the camber of the road?
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:39 pm |
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Joined: Feb 11, 2010 Posts: 3075
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my car does it and i need new cv joints.
Could be a number of things really.
Just do what was suggested above and if your still worried, alot of garages will check your car over for free.
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:42 pm |
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Joined: Jan 27, 2011 Posts: 1588
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Location: West Midlands
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furryhobnob wrote: |
Check tyre pressures, or it could have just been the camber of the road? |
Yeah could be the tyre pressures, the black wheels haven't been on a car for about 5 months, so ill have to check them, and i dont think it was the camber of the road it done it afew times in different locations, it just feels like its not safe hmm :/
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:43 pm |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2011 Posts: 2977
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Location: Nuneaton
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your not on budget tyres are you? If so it could be that
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:45 pm |
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Joined: Feb 11, 2010 Posts: 3075
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Might want to check if your tyres arent warped then, mine were off the road for a while and all the tyres had "egged" in the middle.
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:46 pm |
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Joined: Jan 27, 2011 Posts: 1588
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Location: West Midlands
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furryhobnob wrote: |
your not on budget tyres are you? If so it could be that |
Unfortunately i am However they are getting replaced got a set of good tyres on the other set of silver wheels which i will put on. 
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:47 pm |
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Joined: Jan 27, 2011 Posts: 1588
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Location: West Midlands
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Abzynthe wrote: |
Might want to check if your tyres arent warped then, mine were off the road for a while and all the tyres had "egged" in the middle. |
The tyres are pretty much had it anyway got like 2mm tread, so gonna swap them at the weekend with some decent ones
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:47 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 585
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Location: aberdeen
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could be tyres, springs, dampers, track rod ends, bottom balljoints, cv joints, wheel bearings or wishbone bushes...... take your pick haha
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:50 pm |
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Joined: Feb 15, 2010 Posts: 1848
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Location: Leamington Spa
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nakednakeddave wrote: |
could be tyres, springs, dampers, track rod ends, bottom balljoints, cv joints, wheel bearings or wishbone bushes...... take your pick haha |
or it could just be a 206
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:56 pm |
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Joined: Jan 27, 2011 Posts: 1588
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Location: West Midlands
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kingdom200 wrote: |
nakednakeddave wrote: |
could be tyres, springs, dampers, track rod ends, bottom balljoints, cv joints, wheel bearings or wishbone bushes...... take your pick haha |
or it could just be a 206 |
Ha true, but it really doesn't feel safe, Ive got no trust in the car right now, I just dont know what its going todo, If its going to turn or not ha
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 3:36 pm |
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Joined: Feb 09, 2010 Posts: 405
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Location: Glasgow / Welling
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Common one is the wishbones bushes. If you floor it then it will pull one way lift off hard and it will go the other.
Change them both only £60 off ebay for a set
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Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 6:51 am |
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Joined: Jan 27, 2011 Posts: 1588
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Location: West Midlands
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Think ive found out what the problem was, The previous owner has had a new wishbone fitted, and the wishbone wasn't fitted tight to the hub, so there was movement in it. Went to tighten it up but it just wouldn't tighten, so removed the nut and the threads in the nut was fu***d, So going to replace the whole nut and bolt today and it should sort it out fingers crossed 
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