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[hoj]

Had new discs fitted had new pads fitted had new droplinks fitted had new tyres fitted had tracking done
When touching the brake the steering wheel pulls to the left and car feels like its steering left and right/wandering had callipers looked at and recent MOT all is fine
Any ideas anyone?

[05omegav6]

Get your money back from the twait that did the tracking and get the geometry set up properly

If that doesn't sort it, were the front bolts torqued with the wheels on the ground?

[tigers_gonads]

With the front of the car up on ramps (weight on front wheels) get a pry bar or similar in between the rear wishbone bushes and the chassis to see if they is any play 

[minifreek]

Check tyre pressures are balanced...

[terry paget]

Front wishbone bushes are the most likely cause. How old are the wishbones?

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Wishbones. Speak from experience. If at all possible, build yourself a set from Polys, Vx bushes and an old, repainted set of wishbones. If time's not on your side for about the same price you can get a standard set from AGP (All German Parts)

May well be worth a re-check (should be free) on the geometry after you've done the work. Things may have altered dramatically, or barely at all.   

[baggers]

Intermediate Steering Arm?
Lower arm bushes?

Is it diving on one corner when you brake?

[Andy B]

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Any ideas anyone?

Take it to Radcliffe Moor Rd Tyres

[hoj]

Are they good Andy it's been tracked at Kay St in Bury

[Andy H]

Worn wishbone bushes or a worn steering idler arm can both cause symptoms as described.

The idler arm is easy to check but the wishbone bushes are hidden away inside the subframe and it is quite common for them to be completely shot.

[Andy B]

Are they good Andy it's been tracked at Kay St in Bury

I've always been happy with them, they seem to know what they're doing & are reasonably priced for tyres etc.

I fell out with ATS a while ago and I wouldn't use Kwik Fit

[hoj]

Just had new idler arm still the same
Wishbones it is then next

[05omegav6]

Who diagnosed the idler? Bushes don't need much checking... pry bar for the horizontal ones, visual for the vertical bushes

[Lazydocker]

Tracking is a waste of time and money, full geometry it required on these!

As for random part replacing... Get it diagnosed properly. My money is on wishbone bushes (probably front) but it needs checking properly before replacing parts.

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Idler was the last thing on your list to check, to be honest, as Al says, who diagnosed the idler? Also, assuming yours was an original genuine idler, and the replacement is a pattern, it'll want to come off straight away, or will fail very soon, requiring a genuine GM idler putting back on, and they're £99. Ouch.

Wishbones. Wishbones, and wishbones 


I've had it personally, it's the first thing to go on these. Ideally fit poly bush on the front one to eliminate the problem effectively for good.