VR6-DUB 3 Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 My vr6 is not driving properly, when on a open road, driving in a straight line, i let go of the steering wheel and the steering wheel keeps turning to the left (passenger side).When i mean turnig to the left more like pulling to the left.Also there is a grinding sort of noise coming from the front and also a noise that sounds like two metals rubbing together.Had the tracking done when i got my new tyres fitted but the chap said the tracking is set to the best he can get it seted.Any ideas ???I was thinking on the lines of wheel bearings, track rods, cv joints, ball joints, wishbones and driveshafts. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nero1701 Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Have you checked all of the above? Did you find any thing?is it worse when braking?Is it a stuck caliper? Link to post Share on other sites
VR6-DUB 3 Posted July 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 To be honest the car is getting booked in to a garage to get the above all checked out.Once when i harshly braked the car i felt a grinding noise that was it not sure about a stuck caliber.also the front wheels are they ment to bang on straight or should they be slightly slanting inwards? Link to post Share on other sites
Hairyarse 0 Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 The wheels I guess would have a small amount of toe-in but not sure how much? Wouldn't be masses of itRef the rest, garage should be able to tell you, but worth checking steering arms, wishbones etc that nothing is bent, esp. if tracking already checked Link to post Share on other sites
VR6-DUB 3 Posted July 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Thnaks mate Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 No wonder with the roads around the island near M1...absolute disgrace they are Link to post Share on other sites
VR6-DUB 3 Posted July 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Hey craggsy the island near M1 is my home - lol yeah roads are a bit crap in some areas. Link to post Share on other sites
Knightrider 1 Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Had my tracking, camber, caster checked the other day on one of those spanky new Corghi machines at a tyre centre. The print-out you get (most of which you can't understand!!) gives you the specified settings for the car. For the record, a Golf3 VR6 should be:Toe: 00.00, tolerence +/-00.20 degrees (so they should be set straight ahead true, no toe in or out).Camber: -00.70, tolerence +/-00.30 degreesI believe these are the only two things that can be adjusted. So the other info tells you it's not right but there's not a lot you can do about it!!Most large body shops (crash repairers) have these machines or equivalent. Very few garages or tyre centres (I think they cost about £60,000). Link to post Share on other sites
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