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SAAB 900 steering/alignment fault

Hi folks

Wondered if someone could help. i have an N Reg SAAB 900S Turbo which has been giving me some problems in the steering area. The car was pulling to the left so I got the alignment sorted after having the tracking rods released but it was still pulling to the left.

I then replaced a seized caliper but it's still pulling to the left. I reckon I have to drive with the steering wheel between 5-10 degrees to the right in order to counter the pulling.

After the repplacing of the caliper I was told that they didn't want to touch the track rods as they would probably sheer as this is a common fault/problem with the position of the rods etc.

Can anyone tell me if the degree of pull is likely to be alignment or a problem with steering or something completely different?

Cheers Sean

Reply to
fatboybrando
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Switch the tires from left to right. Test. Switch tires from front to rear. Test.

Reply to
gw

...unless of course they're directional, in which case skip the left/right swap.

Me, I'd jack up the front of the car, and see if both wheels spin freely or not. That'll tell you a number of things depending on what you find - at least it will eliminate or point to a drag problem. It's probably best, though, to take it to an alignment shop or a Saab specialist if nothing obvious is evident when you do that.

Reply to
Dave Hinz

No. It does not hurt to run directional tires backwards, especially if it is for a short time such as this, testing to see if it changes the direction of the "pulling".

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-Fred W

Reply to
The Malt Hound

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After trying all of the other suggestions in this thread, as a last resort maybe, have the rear wheel alignment checked. I've had GM cars do this with FWD cars that came from the factory with misaligned rear wheels. They can be aligned with shims, even though no adjustments have been provided for. NTB did mine to perfection some years back. This page describes how the shims work, scroll down to REAR SHIMS:

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saabyurk

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