Hi,
I know I've broken something, just don't have any idea what! I recently hit a curb (drivers side) which destroyed the wheel (has been replaced.) The problem is that the car seems to judder when turning corners (on the drivers side front wheel.) It also feels very sluggish when turning. Does anyone have any ideas of what may be damaged???
Thanks,
Joanna.
Strange judder on front drivers side wheel...
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RichardW
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Have a look around the wheel arch and see if the wheel is making contact with the bodywork anywhere. If you belted it hard enough to buckle the wheel it is very likely that you have bent someting else as well - suspension arm, driveshaft, hub carrier.... You might need to get it a garage ramp to see it well enough to diagnose.
Richard
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From what you've described the most likely cause is that the tracking (basically the same as front wheel alignment) is out. As has already been said, it doesn't take much to do this - hitting a pothole, or even a small(ish) nudge on the kerb while parking can potentially do it.
First of all, you really need to have a Geometry Check - this will not only show up tracking problems, but other suspension geometry problems such as out of spec Caster, Camber, etc.
Tracking can be simply adjusted, once you know if there are any other measurements out of spec this will probably indicate what - if anything - else has been bent or broken.
If corrected tracking doesn't fix any geometry problems - and it probably won't - then you are looking at some new parts, as tracking is usually the only thing that can be adjusted anyway.
Other potential problems, like damaged CV joint, driveshaft or wheel bearings won't be shown up by this, but this is where I'd start.
One or two of the Tyre & Exhaust people local to me also have Geometry Checking equipment (it actually does all 4 wheels). You need to find one of these - you can probably just look through Yellow Pages or Thomson and ring around.
The place I've been to charges nothing for a full check (complete with printouts, etc.), but charge around £40 if they have to adjust the tracking.
One final thing - for safety's sake - get either the people who do a Geometry Check or a reliable & trustworthy garage to give you advice about whether anything is obviously broken, and about whether they consider it safe to drive. And do this as soon as possible.
Jim.
First of all, you really need to have a Geometry Check - this will not only show up tracking problems, but other suspension geometry problems such as out of spec Caster, Camber, etc.
Tracking can be simply adjusted, once you know if there are any other measurements out of spec this will probably indicate what - if anything - else has been bent or broken.
If corrected tracking doesn't fix any geometry problems - and it probably won't - then you are looking at some new parts, as tracking is usually the only thing that can be adjusted anyway.
Other potential problems, like damaged CV joint, driveshaft or wheel bearings won't be shown up by this, but this is where I'd start.
One or two of the Tyre & Exhaust people local to me also have Geometry Checking equipment (it actually does all 4 wheels). You need to find one of these - you can probably just look through Yellow Pages or Thomson and ring around.
The place I've been to charges nothing for a full check (complete with printouts, etc.), but charge around £40 if they have to adjust the tracking.
One final thing - for safety's sake - get either the people who do a Geometry Check or a reliable & trustworthy garage to give you advice about whether anything is obviously broken, and about whether they consider it safe to drive. And do this as soon as possible.
Jim.
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