[Mk2] [Turbo] steering play pulls left and right randomly

[mid_mounted_monster]

as above, but bit confused now as i have recently changed all four ball joints, inner and outer track rods!?! is there any way to test the rack? as the bushes look good,

thanks

[Jim Galbally]

i had a simialr problem when a mechanic hadnt properly bolted everything up properly and the suspension components on the rear were loose!

[djpkins]

yeah man...sounds like unbolted or loose bottom ball joints...if you run into a groove in the road or an uneven surface it will take you right off to one side???

[mid_mounted_monster]

yeah man...sounds like unbolted or loose bottom ball joints...if you run into a groove in the road or an uneven surface it will take you right off to one side???

yep thats exactly whats happing it follows every grove in the road and wonders about by it self, will check the joints out (but i have no clunking or noises) so a bit baffled,

[djpkins]

other reasons....

too much negative camber without having asjustable tension rods...

droplinks too short if you've recently fitted coilovers....

I have just replaced my front hubs with identical ones ..that have long studs in them so it was easier to just swap them around ...everything is tight and I haven't changed any ball joints or track rod ends...also taken of my old Tein H/A's and replaced them with D2's...mine is exactly the same as yours man...like a rabid dog sniffing the road for fox p1$$...lol..deffo not a one handed steering car at the mo..I will take it to get tracked etc next week but today I'm gonna wind down the droplink arms so the arb sits horizontally..or I may even disconnect it for a test run and see if it eliminates the problem of snappy steering.

[mid_mounted_monster]

Car is at standard ride height with recently replaced front drop links (stock ones),

thanks

other reasons....

too much negative camber without having asjustable tension rods...

droplinks too short if you've recently fitted coilovers....

I have just replaced my front hubs with identical ones ..that have long studs in them so it was easier to just swap them around ...everything is tight and I haven't changed any ball joints or track rod ends...also taken of my old Tein H/A's and replaced them with D2's...mine is exactly the same as yours man...like a rabid dog sniffing the road for fox p1$$...lol..deffo not a one handed steering car at the mo..I will take it to get tracked etc next week but today I'm gonna wind down the droplink arms so the arb sits horizontally..or I may even disconnect it for a test run and see if it eliminates the problem of snappy steering.

[djpkins]

I reduced the neg camber and took the spacers off the front..only 5 mm but havent got around to doing the rear hubs yet and it maybe it upset the staggered wheel thing...doh...a 4 wheels alignment / tracking sesion should sort it out mate.