4eat 3out of 4 wheels pulling

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jfaatz
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4eat 3out of 4 wheels pulling

Post by jfaatz »

Tranny's been working real good now for some time. Jacked all four up today to check speedo driver and found out front left wheel doesn't pull when in drive. Reving rpm's caused some lazy movement. Any ideas?
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Post by vrg3 »

Something's making that wheel a little harder to turn than it should be. Did you apply the brakes beforehand to help seat all the calipers the same way? And did you have the steering rack centered?

Is this a 91 turbo?
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Post by fishbone79 »

When the car is jacked up (off all 4) there is 0 functional resistance on all of the wheels. Any tiny amount of resistance can stop a wheel, or at least make it lazy. The amount needed to stop any one of the wheels at this point is very little (you can stop one with your pinky on the tire). The amount of effort it takes to stop the wheel on the opposite side should be a direct function of the amount of resistance against the wheel that would not initially turn. If it’s very easy to stop the opposite wheel, it’s most likely something minor; if it’s hard to stop, there may be a more serious problem with the opposing wheel in question...

I second vrg's suggestions: equalize your brakes, and center your steering.... my guess is that it’s something really stupid stopping it, but hey, thats just my opinion.

Cheers,

Morgan
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