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20:th-Nov-2014, 08:37:46
Interesting. Don't shoot me here, but you do get the odd car that will always drift slightly, no matter if others of the same breed don't. It might be something you have to live with!
Back to problem in hand, is it a pull or a drift?
Check all tyre pressures, if the tyres are not directional, switch the front wheels side to side. that can fix most issues.
Then have the wheel alignment set up. The wheel should be central. On some cars (talking in general, not astra specific) if the wheel is off centre, the car will tend to try and drive to get the wheel straight, which ties in nicely with your fault (right hand down, steers to left)
If it is still not ok after that, get the steering angle sensor calibrated. Hopefully after that, all should be fine. If not, you might just have to live with it!
Vauxhall saying the driveshafts causing it is rubbish, if it does it without and power on, then its rubbish. They did away with torque steer ages ago as the 2 shafts are technically the same length due to the fitment of an intermediate shaft on the offside, meaning the part of the shafts that angle down to the wheels are both the same length. Putting that aside, front wheel drives used to pull to the offside under load anyway!
Good luck.
PS, choose your tyre place carefully for wheel alignment. There are loads that don't have a clue. Best places for alignment are a good bodyshop.
Back to problem in hand, is it a pull or a drift?
Check all tyre pressures, if the tyres are not directional, switch the front wheels side to side. that can fix most issues.
Then have the wheel alignment set up. The wheel should be central. On some cars (talking in general, not astra specific) if the wheel is off centre, the car will tend to try and drive to get the wheel straight, which ties in nicely with your fault (right hand down, steers to left)
If it is still not ok after that, get the steering angle sensor calibrated. Hopefully after that, all should be fine. If not, you might just have to live with it!
Vauxhall saying the driveshafts causing it is rubbish, if it does it without and power on, then its rubbish. They did away with torque steer ages ago as the 2 shafts are technically the same length due to the fitment of an intermediate shaft on the offside, meaning the part of the shafts that angle down to the wheels are both the same length. Putting that aside, front wheel drives used to pull to the offside under load anyway!
Good luck.
PS, choose your tyre place carefully for wheel alignment. There are loads that don't have a clue. Best places for alignment are a good bodyshop.