peterpan
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here's a knotty one.. I've started noticing that my corsa wanders left and right.. not very strange i hear you say ... depends how you drive it ..
However, It pulls left when i take my foot off the gas and wanders right when the foot goes back on. Not torque steering like rapid acceleration, cos the car won't do that running on the old Gazoil .. just a touch on the pedal will send it of to the righ and just an easing back will send it to the right.
AND , that's not all folks ... it does the same on the brakes! .. touch the pedal and it goes off to the right , straight into the oncoming artic , release the pedal and it tucks back in just in time .. ever so gently though ..
Does it at all speeds .. ... in fact at 20mph , you can get it to win the next heat of Strictly Corsa Dancing.
Now here's the rub ... I took it for the MOT last week and asked the guy to pay particular attention to the front end , bushes , bj's, swivels, cv's an all that.
40 mins later , '' there you are guv , all done , found nothing wrong ......passed, here's the certificate''
well , since then i've been in to a mechanic bloke in a back dtreet garage , you know , the ones who know it all ... and he gave up after 10 mins free checks on the lift.
Any of you guys, (generic term) .. got any idea .. I'm flummoxed .. unless it's the drive shafts, anti-roll , engine mountings... the list goes on ..
Oh , and there's a bit of clonking on missing a smooth change on the clutch as if the linkage is loose somewhere.... might be connected (badly)
Any comments will be great .. and the solution would be fantastic .. Cheers,
Peter
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peterpan
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hmmmm .. nobody got any ideas? .. any idea where i will get an answer? .. mucho gratias
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Jamie_Hastings1
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
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Bottom Ball Joint,Trackrod End,Hub Nut. Loose suspension...Where it joins the hub. Dont know if its the same set up but a slightly loose nut on ma corsa b strut let the wheel wander left on acceleration and right on braking 
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ianofbhills
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possibly the torque sensors on the eps.
Is it harder to turn in one direction then the other?
If you jack up the front of the car and turn on the ignition do the wheels steer all the way to one side?
if yes look at this link for recallibrating the torque sensors
http://www.corsa-c.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=97412
[Edited on 13-10-2008 by ianofbhills]
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peterpan
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ok guys , I'll try that ..
first the wishbone and bushes .. I think i detected a rear wishbone bush that was shot .. would this cause it? ... the EPS torque thingy sounds like it'll wait for another day ..
thanks ,
peter
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Kevxx
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Registered: 14th May 08
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check your gearbox mount, it sounds loose, aka when you put the foot down the engine tips back, and when your brake it tips forward, causing the left and the rightness ...maybe
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peterpan
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ok , thanks .. i'll have a look .. but wouldn't that be taken up by the drive shaft likage and cv's?
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