after having an allignment the car pulls to the left but it didn't do it before. the tech tried to b.s. me and tell me it was tourqe steering. please explain
2006-11-29 13:52:52 · 7 answers · asked by goofyz 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
In most cases, torque steering is only felt on front wheel drive cars during hard acceleration. If you had no pull before you got an alignment, then the tech adjusted the camber, or caster incorrectly. His alignment rack might need to be re calibrated. Take it back and ether get your money back or have them fix it properly.
2006-11-29 14:28:54 · answer #1 · answered by Lab 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Torque steer is a problem that used to happen when front wheel drive cars first really came out on the market around "1975". What it means is when the vehicle is accelerating and it's going into a turn the wheel has a feeling (to your hands) that it wants to stay straight ahead and is sometimes not as smooth going into and out of turns as it should be, hence the the term torque steer. This problem is pretty much eliminated in this day and age because of the better designed front wheel drive trains and better designed suspensions both front and rear. If pulling to the left or right you might want to check Castor, Camber, or toe alignment for starters and thats pretty much all four wheels on vehicles of today. Full 4 wheel alignment check.
2006-11-29 22:26:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Many front wheel drive cars will have some torque steer.. You only should feel it when you start from a full stop.. you feel it more if you are hard on the throttle.. It is like how the right rear tire tends to peel out in a rear wheel drive car but you don't feel it in the steering because the rear is a solid axle and not connected to any steering components like FWD.
2006-11-29 22:21:36 · answer #3 · answered by the_buccaru 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
torque steer is due the uneven lenghts of your drive axles it is a common occurance and can be fixed with a little more camber on the affected side. it could also be from your tires as well if the steel belts are trying to separate this could cause a pull if so try swapping the front tires with each other before you go back to the shop good luck
2006-11-29 22:02:13 · answer #4 · answered by turkey 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
alot of horsepower + front wheel drive = tourqe steer
nissans and sabbs are good for this..
2006-11-30 11:16:11 · answer #5 · answered by beverhouzen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LAB got it right , him one smart fella , you get back and tell'um fix it, no b.s.. You ruin your tires real quick. Know a fella who had this problem on rear drive car, car pulled right, took it back, they told him tey do it that way in case you go to sleep you won't have head on collision. You really believe ???
2006-11-29 23:41:20 · answer #6 · answered by tronary 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's when you want to turn under acceleration and the car wants to go straight :)
2006-11-29 22:27:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋