98 V70XC Keeps pulling to right

jmana · Post by **jmana** » 28 Apr 2014, 21:51

I really don't understand what is going on with my car. I've had it to the alignment shop 3 times and it sill pulls to the right. I changed out the control arm, strut mount, even calipers. I've asked the alignment place if there is anything loose, worn, or on the verge of needing to be replaced but they said no, everything looks great. The only thing he did say is the camber can't be adjusted and the one side is about a degree different than the other. The other weird thing is when braking the steering wheel jerks to the left a bit. It's gotten better since replacing the parts, and since the third time at the alignment shop, but it still does it. Is there anything else I should consider?

Post by **abscate** » 29 Apr 2014, 02:34

Dragging brake pad, stuck caliper, warped wheel, bad wheel beating, bent frame.

Is the right wheel hot after driving? Compare to left, don't touch rotor with hands though...don't ask...

jmana · Post by **jmana** » 29 Apr 2014, 05:45

Pads look brand new, calipers just changed, no dragging, even checked rotors with a non contact thermometer. Bearings fine, never wrecked. Like I said, I'm stumped....

Post by **850 LPT** » 29 Apr 2014, 06:19

Tires can do this, even brand new ones. Rotate them and see if that makes a difference.

jmana · Post by **jmana** » 29 Apr 2014, 08:44

Yeah, forgot to mention, I did rotate the tires too. They are directional Michellins so I couldn't cross rotate them, but I did what I could.

Post by **regent** » 29 Apr 2014, 08:55

jmana wrote: I changed out the control arm, strut mount, even calipers.

Did you only change one control arm or both?

jmana · Post by **jmana** » 29 Apr 2014, 09:42

regent wrote:
jmana wrote: I changed out the control arm, strut mount, even calipers.
Did you only change one control arm or both?

One, the other one is fine. The passenger side one had quite a bit of play in the bushings.

Post by **rmmagow** » 29 Apr 2014, 09:56

Change the other one too. Even if they are both VOLVO, no guarantee they are from the same mfg. I had a similar problem with a Mazda a couple of years back. Changed both to the same brand and all my pulling went away. Camber can be tweaked by loosening up things and trying to move the strut a little bit. An alignment shop should know a bit about this. Not an official adjustment, just using built in play to move things around.

Post by **cn90** » 29 Apr 2014, 10:20

You should post the alignment sheet data so others can help.

Post by **kahl** » 29 Apr 2014, 12:22

any slop in the trailing arm components?