Discophil34

New Member

• Dec 12, 2013

• #1

Evnin, I have been increasingly aware of a weird problem and just wondered your thoughts on possible or most likely cause. if I accelerate the car pulls to the left if I come off it pulls to the right. although its not a heavy pull I could almost steer it on the throttle on some shallow bends.

I check my tyre pressures fairly regularly although admit not in the last 2 weeks so that will be my first check but sure the issue has been there a while.
Binding brake calliper was another thought but seems to roll easily enough on slight slopes.

 

3.5 efi

Well-Known Member

• Dec 12, 2013

• #2

rear trailing arm bushes worn or mount coming away from axle. probably.

 

auf_wiedersehen_pet

Well-Known Member

• Dec 12, 2013

• #3

3.5 efi said:

rear trailing arm bushes worn or mount coming away from axle. probably.

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+1 Deffo bushes/arms.

 

Discophil34

New Member

• Dec 12, 2013

• #4

Hmmmm cheers wasnt thinking about bushes cheers. The rear trailing arm to chassis bushes are crusty and cracked but the arm to chassis seems ok last time i was under about a month ago. Cheers I'll check them next. oh and i suppose they are under a bit more stress since doing the two inch lift springs 6 months back.

 

Discophil34

New Member

• Dec 12, 2013

• #5

Again cheers for the info boys, It hadn't occured to me yet about checking the bushes as i wasn't getting any knocks and had replaced front radius arm and all roll bar bushes in the summer, but since you mentioned it I done a search on trailing arm woes and the same handling characteristics came up so I think you've nailed it cheers.

 

MGBGTV8

Active Member

• Dec 13, 2013

• #6

Axle is lozenging as other folk have pointed out due to knacked rear suspension bushes.
Polybush the lot - polybushes retain their shape better and tend to have a higher shore rating which will improve the on-road experience a little bit!

 

Discophil34

New Member

• Dec 13, 2013

• #7

Yip ive always replaced bushes when they are due with poly ones on all my cars so yip definitely the rear training arm bushes will be no different.