Pulling to the left

[Daveyboy20]

Just got everything back together, all the bushes and ball joints brakes the whole malarky and took it for a test run, its pulling to the left likea goodun! Doh...

 

I had to take the torsion bar (i think thats what its called - comes off the bottom of the stabilizer bar) in order to replace the offside lower ball joint could this be the problem if i havent put it on properly? Im assuming it isas i havent touched the trackrod ends.

if so can anyone give me any advice as to how to get it right? Need to re-MOT it this week !

 

Thanks in advance, Davey 'soul-becoming-destroyed' Boy

 

[mk2_boy]

my cortina does this mate,

the bars ur talkin about(i referto them as tie bars) they affect the trackin and stuff and need setin up i had this problem on a granada where set up is the same pretty much get her tracked up and she will be right as rain,

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

is it pulling when driving or braking or both

 

if when driving at what speeds or all the time

[Daveyboy20]

Its pulling all the time, if i let go of the steering wheel it heads tothe kerb and if i brake it gets worse, i was only going round the block so max speed bout 35-40 but it was evident all the time

[mk2_boy]

needs trackin up mate... u takin her to ff on sunday?

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

as above m8 get tracking done its usually about £15 cant be anything else

[Daveyboy20]

Probably not mate, i need to get MOT and tax gonna be skint!!

 

So are there no good DIY methods to tracking it? How muchdoes it normally cost if not? Do you need mirorrs and lasers an all that?

[Daveyboy20]

as above m8 get tracking done its usually about £15 cant be anything else

 

Cool thats not to bad i suppose

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

suppose you coulkd try yourself first nothing to loose

 

straight steering wheel up and undo trackrod ends then wind them on eqally say 10 full turns each then take it for a test after you get back look at how the wheels are sitting it wants to be toeing in (slightly not loads)as it will push the front wheels out when you drive