Still drifting/pulling to the left...what to try next??

hey everyone, i have already posted about this but here we go again, my td5 90 pulls to the left when i let go of the wheel. and also on heavy braking, just had radius bushes all changed as i thought there may be play in the axle, this was after checking regular stuff such as track rods, tracking etc

now... ive had it to 3 specialists and no1 can tell me whats wrong with it...either that or they cant be arsed to find out.. its has also developed a sqeek when wheels are rotating..this is since the bushes were changed 5 days ago (bearing in mind both ball joints have been replaced, one a year or 2 ago and the other just recently.

Could this be a caliper issue? ive been told they are fine but not sure weather to believe them as they all seem to be con men!! plus im sick of arguing with mechanics...ive been told the only option left is to strip front axle down and rebuild bit by bit and find the issue??
Sounds like a gold digger to me? couldnt of gone for an easier course of action?? any help appreciated as im fast running out of funds

cheer all

sam1986 said:

hey everyone, i have already posted about this but here we go again, my td5 90 pulls to the left when i let go of the wheel. and also on heavy braking, just had radius bushes all changed as i thought there may be play in the axle, this was after checking regular stuff such as track rods, tracking etc

now... ive had it to 3 specialists and no1 can tell me whats wrong with it...either that or they cant be arsed to find out.. its has also developed a sqeek when wheels are rotating..this is since the bushes were changed 5 days ago (bearing in mind both ball joints have been replaced, one a year or 2 ago and the other just recently.

Could this be a caliper issue? ive been told they are fine but not sure weather to believe them as they all seem to be con men!! plus im sick of arguing with mechanics...ive been told the only option left is to strip front axle down and rebuild bit by bit and find the issue??
Sounds like a gold digger to me? couldnt of gone for an easier course of action?? any help appreciated as im fast running out of funds

cheer all

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Have you read the answers to your previous thread?

Have you tried your trailing arm bushes? You might be getting rear axle steer

sam1986 said:

hey everyone, i have already posted about this but here we go again, my td5 90 pulls to the left when i let go of the wheel. and also on heavy braking, just had radius bushes all changed as i thought there may be play in the axle, this was after checking regular stuff such as track rods, tracking etc

now... ive had it to 3 specialists and no1 can tell me whats wrong with it...either that or they cant be arsed to find out.. its has also developed a sqeek when wheels are rotating..this is since the bushes were changed 5 days ago (bearing in mind both ball joints have been replaced, one a year or 2 ago and the other just recently.

Could this be a caliper issue? ive been told they are fine but not sure weather to believe them as they all seem to be con men!! plus im sick of arguing with mechanics...ive been told the only option left is to strip front axle down and rebuild bit by bit and find the issue??
Sounds like a gold digger to me? couldnt of gone for an easier course of action?? any help appreciated as im fast running out of funds

cheer all

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hi Sam i didnt see the other thread i no it sounds daft but have you tried swaping the tyres from 1 corner to the other

Sam,

Like others have said, very much sounds like a sticking caliper to me. Drive up and down your street a few times without heavy braking, pull over and have a feel of the caliper/disc. The bad side will be hot as fook, the other side only mildly.

To differentiate between a problem somewhere in your 'axle' which i seriously doubt it is, and the brake system, do the following: Remove the wheels and put it on stands so that both front hubs are free to turn in air. With your CDL out, grab hold of your problem side hub, spin it, is there significant resistance? To confirm this go to the other side and rotate the other hub, this should feel noticeably looser/easier to turn than the left.

Now remove your problem side caliper (you'll need a 12point/'bi-hex' socket for the two retaining bolts at the back, can't remember the size) with the caliper removed I think the the hub will turn at about the same resistance as the RHS. If it does it means you have a caliper problem. If not, then it may well be something too tight in your drive train, and it might mean you have to look a little deeper into what your hubs/cv joints/bearings/half shafts/diffs are doing, not before though.