Car pulls to the right

DutchV40 · Feb 24th, 2011, 07:43

My V40 pulls slightly to the right when driving (probably alignment issue).
However when accelerating this becomes much worse. When pressing the clutch it becomes less.

Is it normal that the pulling to the right becomes worse under load?

Baffler · Feb 24th, 2011, 10:30

If the geometry is out of alignment then the car can behave in a whole manner of ways. Have a four wheel alignment done, if you haven't done so recently, and see how it drives afterwards. A lot of people are amazed at how the car drives after this is done.

Yours being a LHD and driving on the right hand side, are you taking the camber of the road in consideration?

DutchV40 · Feb 24th, 2011, 13:13

I know about the road camber.
I will check the alignment.

But why is the pulling to the right worse when accelerating and less when cluth pressed?

Mike1967 · Feb 24th, 2011, 13:21

Also check tyres ..... all forms of problems can arrise from a defective tyre .

DutchV40 · Feb 24th, 2011, 19:38

Tyres are ok.

But what about the fact that the pulling is worse under load.
Is that normal if there is some misalignment?

Baffler · Feb 24th, 2011, 21:58

Possibly...you won't know until you have the alignment done.

Before they carry out the alignment have them check the lower control arm (wishbone) bushings for play.

swedishtankdriver · Mar 5th, 2011, 16:58

I had the exact same problem with a previous car. Took me quite a while to eliminate other things it could have been - after having alignment checked and several bushes and the anti roll bar link (Is that the right term?) replaced at MOT, it got really bad in a matter of a few days and was unsafe to drive over 40mph - it was like the car was drunk and had a mind of its own and quite frightening. My brother used a bar to see if there was play in the ball joint and there was (it was the passenger side and it was pulling right when accelerating). Once replaced it was good as new and the parts weren't that expensive. Now having the exact same problem as you with my V40 XS, but its only just noticable and worse when cornering - worse since it has anti roll bar link (thingy) replaced a week ago - have to correct where its going on bends sometimes. No help to you but it would be good to find out if this is what your problem turns out before I go back to the garage again and ask them to look at it.

Feb 24th, 2011, 07:43	#1
DutchV40 Senior Member Last Online: Apr 5th, 2011 12:21 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Brabant	Car pulls to the right My V40 pulls slightly to the right when driving (probably alignment issue). However when accelerating this becomes much worse. When pressing the clutch it becomes less. Is it normal that the pulling to the right becomes worse under load?

Feb 24th, 2011, 10:30	#2
Baffler Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 23:43 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Co. Limerick, Ireland	If the geometry is out of alignment then the car can behave in a whole manner of ways. Have a four wheel alignment done, if you haven't done so recently, and see how it drives afterwards. A lot of people are amazed at how the car drives after this is done. Yours being a LHD and driving on the right hand side, are you taking the camber of the road in consideration? __________________ Liam... '96 854 TDI SE, '99 V70 2.5D S, '05 C70 2.0T Collection, '05 S80 2.0T SE, '15 V70 D4 SE Lux Nav.

Feb 24th, 2011, 21:58	#6
Baffler Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 23:43 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Co. Limerick, Ireland	Possibly...you won't know until you have the alignment done. Before they carry out the alignment have them check the lower control arm (wishbone) bushings for play. __________________ Liam... '96 854 TDI SE, '99 V70 2.5D S, '05 C70 2.0T Collection, '05 S80 2.0T SE, '15 V70 D4 SE Lux Nav.

Feb 24th, 2011, 13:13	#3
DutchV40 Senior Member Last Online: Apr 5th, 2011 12:21 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Brabant	I know about the road camber. I will check the alignment. But why is the pulling to the right worse when accelerating and less when cluth pressed?

Feb 24th, 2011, 13:21	#4
Mike1967 Premier Member Last Online: Dec 12th, 2018 12:36 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Here ......	Also check tyres ..... all forms of problems can arrise from a defective tyre .

Feb 24th, 2011, 19:38	#5
DutchV40 Senior Member Last Online: Apr 5th, 2011 12:21 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Brabant	Tyres are ok. But what about the fact that the pulling is worse under load. Is that normal if there is some misalignment?

Mar 5th, 2011, 16:58	#7
swedishtankdriver V40 1.8 XS Last Online: Jun 10th, 2014 22:05 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Gloucestershire	I had the exact same problem with a previous car. Took me quite a while to eliminate other things it could have been - after having alignment checked and several bushes and the anti roll bar link (Is that the right term?) replaced at MOT, it got really bad in a matter of a few days and was unsafe to drive over 40mph - it was like the car was drunk and had a mind of its own and quite frightening. My brother used a bar to see if there was play in the ball joint and there was (it was the passenger side and it was pulling right when accelerating). Once replaced it was good as new and the parts weren't that expensive. Now having the exact same problem as you with my V40 XS, but its only just noticable and worse when cornering - worse since it has anti roll bar link (thingy) replaced a week ago - have to correct where its going on bends sometimes. No help to you but it would be good to find out if this is what your problem turns out before I go back to the garage again and ask them to look at it.

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