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Tue 22 Nov 2011 20:21
Ford ka - Ford Ka strange steering - whathaveidone!

hello

Ford Ka 1999 when driving 30mph + car pulls to right on acceleration and sweeps to left when changing gear or foot off accelerator ( like having a hevay side wind). What is causing the strange pulling from side to side ?

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Tue 22 Nov 2011 22:05
Ford Ka - Ford Ka strange steering - Avant

Moved to Technical.

Edited by Avant on 22/11/2011 at 22:06

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Wed 23 Nov 2011 15:46
Ford ka - Ford Ka strange steering - galileo

Have the steering linkages (track rod ends etc) checked for excess free play due to wear and then have the wheel alignment checked and adjusted.

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Wed 23 Nov 2011 15:47
Ford ka - Ford Ka strange steering - galileo

Have the steering linkages (track rod ends etc) checked for excess free play due to wear and then have the wheel alignment checked and adjusted.

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Thu 24 Nov 2011 21:02
Ford ka - Ford Ka strange steering - whathaveidone!

Have the steering linkages (track rod ends etc) checked for excess free play due to wear and then have the wheel alignment checked and adjusted.

Have had wheel alignment done made it worse . Will take it to different place for another opinion. Suspect n/s wishbone but its a recent replacement . Ford wishbones are about £100 + vat need a heavy duty replacement not cheap pattern parts .Any recommended wishbones that will last as long as ford oem ?

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Thu 24 Nov 2011 22:32
Ford ka - Ford Ka strange steering - Peter.N.

The wheel alignment will not normally cause it to pull to one side, it sounds as though you have some worn suspension bushes which is allowing fore and aft movement of the wheels.

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Fri 2 Dec 2011 23:50
Ford ka - Ford Ka strange steering - whathaveidone!

Thanks Peter.N and galileo need to buy some wishbones are delphi ford oem ?


Edited by whathaveidone! on 02/12/2011 at 23:51

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