WTF happened there!!

[EThreezero]

Anyone had this happen? Just put the beast back on the road today after changin a few bits, diff, brakes all round, wishbones and bushes, timing belt and tensioner, fan and steering belts, sparkplugs, rocker gasket, wheel beirings all round and droplinks all round. Drove it like Miss Daisy for a spell just to make sure everything was kosher, all was fine so i got to a straight road that stretches for a good bit and its got traffic lights at the start of it to let motors of the m/way so yer always guaranteed a standin start, anyway i sunk the boot and woohoo what a fookin rooooar!! lovely buiscits!! but when i let off to change gear the motor veered to the left, into second roared some more (mmmm more lovely buiscuits) and when i let off to change it happened again. Its not a particularly violent affair but nevertheless a wrongness. Apart from that the beast drives perfectly. Anyone??

[old_skool]

Some sort of friction whilst not under power. Brake binding somewhere, tracking?

Remember, there's room for two more here if you need to take the old girl off the road for some fine fettling

Best luck sorting it - anything I can do. Just ask

[stuartgallafant]

have you done one of the hub nuts for the wheel bearings up too tight?

[EThreezero]

Cheers for the replys guys. Old skool, that was actually the first thing i thought of but it was'nt that. As regards to the hubnuts Stuart they were nipped up to the specified torqueyness with my trusty Ԛ£300 poond Snap-on torque bar but cheers for the thoughts geezers

Oh and by the way Old skool send me up a Gloucestershire property guide, thats it am feckin moovin

[320Touring]

hmm, a 325i touring should pull to the left, or right ON the power

Couldnt be a problem with the rear end bushes-diff susp or subframe?

[E30Mark]

If you've changed the wishbones then it probably needs the tracking to be adjusted....

[EThreezero]

Cured it. Im choosing not to say what the problem was needless to say im a breast!!

[320Touring]

Cured it. Im choosing not to say what the problem was needless to say im a breast!!

Bolt the wheel back on tight then.....

[dazleeds]

Cured it. Im choosing not to say what the problem was needless to say im a breast!!

cmon spill the beans????

was it the wheel??

[EThreezero]

No! not the wheel

[oze30]

Cured it. Im choosing not to say what the problem was needless to say im a breast!!

cmon spill the beans????

was it the wheel??

Yeah.. cmon.. I might be having the same problem! mine's tracking left and need rH down to compensate. Though I will need to get the alignment doneASAP

[320Touring]

No! not the wheel

Bolt uf the Track Rod arms properly, or fit the bolt at all?

[dazleeds]

didnt put bolts on shocker top??


lollipop loose

[old_skool]

Oh and by the way Old skool send me up a Gloucestershire property guide, thats it am feckin moovin

Nice little 5 bed farmhouse near me with lovely views and farmhouse kitchen and gardens for just Ԛ£695,000.

hmm, a 325i touring should pull to the left, or right ON the power

C'mon then, don't be shy! What did you do hmm?

[EThreezero]

Right fair doos, after harping on last nite about nippin up the hub nuts up to specified torque I only forgot the near side rear one altogether!! The fookin nut was sitting right at the start of the threads!! What a complete tit i felt indeed The wife thought i finally went over the edge when she saw me laughing at my back wheel this morning

[DRIFTBOY]

I'm sure we've all made a rather embarrassing mechanical faux pas!

I once built a Nissan 200sx engine, fitted it, got about quarter of a mile up the road before death rattle!

I hadn't done up the big end nuts!

I don't know why I'm admitting this sort of stuff on here, I'm going away now!

[gareth]

i know someone who had a brand new engine fitted on a transit by ford, it got 200 yds up the road before siezing. apparently they last longer if you remember to put oil in and plug the oil presssure sender in!

[dazleeds]

I'm sure we've all made a rather embarrassing mechanical faux pas!

I once built a Nissan 200sx engine, fitted it, got about quarter of a mile up the road before death rattle!

I hadn't done up the big end nuts!

I don't know why I'm admitting this sort of stuff on here, I'm going away now!

i once forgot to check oil for over a year in my mk1 celica
was bombing up a hill 1 day when half my engine appeared on the road in front of and all around me caused it to seize and timing chain went ping destroying the block instantly

[DRIFTBOY]

I once worked at a main dealer where a very good and experienced technician was changing a head gasket.
Head off.
Old gasket off.
Head on and all parts fitted up.
Water in - leaking everywhere.
He turned round to see the new head gasket still on the bench!

[old_skool]

The wife thought i finally went over the edge when she saw me laughing at my back wheel this morning

I get that all the time

You numpty! I've done worse :lol

Bet you're relieved bud!

[EThreezero]

Sure am! straight as an arrow now