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98 V70XC Keeps pulling to right

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Re: 98 V70XC Keeps pulling to right

Post by E Showell »

Have you thrown a wheel weight? Sometimes that will do it as well.
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cn90 wrote:You should post the alignment sheet data so others can help.
Yeah I'll do that when I get home (I don't have it with me right now)

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E Showell wrote:Have you thrown a wheel weight? Sometimes that will do it as well.
Don't think so? I don't have any vibration issues at all.

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kahl wrote:any slop in the trailing arm components?
I am not sure, I am not really familiar with these parts. I did ask the alignment shop to check over everything that could possibly be causing it, and they said they couldn't find any worn out parts, so I don't know.

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Post by abscate »

Rear brake or emergency brake dragging on RHS?
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Post by tryingbe »

I had the shop slot the struts and align to -1.0 up front. The car feels SO much more planted especially around corners.
http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthread ... lvo-V70-XC


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Post by cn90 »

1+ Caliper seizing is another issue.

My RF Caliper seized and car pulled to the right. See post from 03 Nov 2013:
https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums ... 1&start=28
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Here is the printout from the most recent alignment.
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Post by MoVolvos »

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Front left Castor and Rear left Toe are causing the pull to the right.

http://www.sr20forum.com/archive/index. ... 95457.html

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Post by jmana »

BKM98 S70 T5 wrote:_

Front left Castor and Rear left Toe are causing the pull to the right.

http://www.sr20forum.com/archive/index. ... 95457.html

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Oh, that's right, it was the castor that he said couldn't be adjusted, not the camber as I stated in my first post. So if that's what's causing the problems, and it's not adjustable as he stated, what do I do? And how is the rear toe adjusted?

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