106 woes

F**k my luck with cars at the moment, why oh why didn't I keep my Saxo...?

Peugeot 106 1.5D 1995, it's sitting maybe an inch lower front and back on the offside than on the nearside (this is with or without the handbrake on). Getting a lot of pull to the nearside on heavy braking. I don't think it's the brakes as I've changed discs (were thin) and pads, one rear wheel cylinder (was leaking, other is fine*), drums (were at max permitted diameter), didn't do the shoes as they're nearly new (can I get away with not doing the shoes?), brake system has been flushed and rebled, cylinders and pistons are moving freely as are the caliper slides. No particular sponginess or travel on the brake pedal, pedal is firm but not rock-solid. It's also had new wheel bearings all round. Front suspension looks OK just on visual inspection, bouncing the four corners of the car shows up nothing untoward. It was doing the pulling to nearside before I did all the above work.

Guess: it's the f**king torsion beam suspension on the rear either bollocksed or needing adjusting?

(* would have changed it anyway seeing as the other went, but the union nut has been trashed by a previous owner; would replace the fixed pipe plus the cylinder but the other end of the fixed pipe is an absolute swine to get at - possibly a job for a later date)

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Vim Fuego
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PS I have had the tracking done as well.

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Vim Fuego

Start with the torsion beam, it's cheap . Also check the front springs are the same length/ not cracked.

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Duncan Wood

It is? You surprise me.

Yep, worth looking. May have to jack up the rear first to take that out of the equation, otherwise any buggerment in the rear suspension will be affecting the front loading. Obviously the spring on the offside is shorter in compression than the other one at the moment for it to be sitting like that but it may be the rears causing it.

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Vim Fuego

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