Fiat Panda steering
Variant: scudo
Model Year: 2004
Categories:
Steering, Suspension, Brakes, Wheels & Tyres
when taking your foot off the accelerator and coasting the steering nudges to the left and gets worse when the vehicle is slowing down,it doesn't happen under braking or when accelerating just coasting and changing down.
Posted: Mar 17, 2015 (9 years ago)
Tough to diagnose at a distance.
But,
Check the left wheel for free turning and wheel bearing play.
Track rod end and inner track arm ball joint where it enters the rack.
I've also seen this with a worn C/V joint,
And a faulty gearbox differential.
Least likely.
The vehicle slowing down and getting worse is interesting.
That does sound friction related so I'm leaning towards a brake fault like a warped disk,
A notched wheel bearing or faulty C/V joint.
Something is giving increased friction.
I had something similar in last week,
no detectable play in the wheel bearing but an intermittent drone.
After removing the bearing I discovered ONE ball bearing was chipped only.
But it was enough.
Sometimes it's difficult to find.
But,
Check the left wheel for free turning and wheel bearing play.
Track rod end and inner track arm ball joint where it enters the rack.
I've also seen this with a worn C/V joint,
And a faulty gearbox differential.
Least likely.
The vehicle slowing down and getting worse is interesting.
That does sound friction related so I'm leaning towards a brake fault like a warped disk,
A notched wheel bearing or faulty C/V joint.
Something is giving increased friction.
I had something similar in last week,
no detectable play in the wheel bearing but an intermittent drone.
After removing the bearing I discovered ONE ball bearing was chipped only.
But it was enough.
Sometimes it's difficult to find.
Posted Mar 17, 2015 (9 years ago)
As above + check engine mountings .
Posted Mar 17, 2015 (9 years ago)
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