I have a 1993 Golf 3 1.8 (engine ABS). Its a great car but over the past few months the whole suspension, steering and handling seems to have deteriorated. I experience the follwing;
*Steering wheel sway at low speeds changing to heavy vibration at 60
*Steering wheel seems to be sightly pointing right to get it to go in a straight line (i.e. if you put the wheel straight, the car goes left)
*Somethign 'clunks' when I make a left turn
*lots of rockin' and rollin' on bumpy roads
I had 4 new tyres, plus balance and tracking recently hoping it would correct most of the issues, but it has not.
I get the impression that the front end needs an overhaul, maybe new ball joints new shocks etc as its all still the original items, but I am not really sure where to start and how to diagnose which components need replacing e.g. driveshaft CV joints - how can I tell if these need replacing.
Also I have a haynes manual but to be frank the diagrams are few and not that helpful. Is there a good source of images anyone can point me to?
TIA