Unusual steering feel...

[jimbo]

ok hoping you guys can help with this:

I've noticed that every now and then the steering on my car loads up, in a straight line, almost like it wants to pull to one side. It's while pulling away at low speeds or slowing down for junctions. if I'm pulling away i usually have to steer into it a smidge and then straighten up again, and if I'm slowing down i have to come off the brakes and then re-apply them. its really annoying me cause i don't know what's causing it ...

any thoughts?

[robin]

Caliper jamming on?

Does it always pull to the same side?

Cheers,
Robin

[mckeann]

brakes would be my bet. Have you checked the inside pad thickness, the insides usually wear quicker than the outside pad.

[jimbo]

yeah it's always to the left, i'll check out the caliper as soon as possible. that would also explain the occasional squeak i can hear from the rear left brakes while crawling in traffic...

cheers guys, that was really quick

[j2 lot]

Could it be the tyres tramlining ? - basically following the camber of the road or faults/ ridges in the surface.

[Rich H]

As above, my Elise used to do it.
I think it was a combination of camber of the road, worn front tyres and camber on the front.
It used to pull following the camber at low speed at high speed it was fine.

[jimbo]

cool, thats something else i can check out.

thanks guys