hi, sometimes when i accelerate from a standing start in my tf v6 ( at stop sign etc...) , the car will dart to the right hand side , gets a bit scary sometimes , ... any ideas on what to look for ? i`ve had a quick look at the mounts but they SEEM good.

mark k

How hard do you accelerate and what tyres are you running? I'm thinking you may just be experiencing some torque steer. If you don't know what that is then here's a wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque_steer)on it - one of the joys of having a fwd car.

If you're only lightly accelerating and it consistently or often occurs then you may have an issue with one the driveshafts or it could be as simple as a wheel alignment.

How hard do you accelerate and what tyres are you running? I'm thinking you may just be experiencing some torque steer. If you don't know what that is then here's a wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque_steer)on it - one of the joys of having a fwd car.

If you're only lightly accelerating and it consistently or often occurs then you may have an issue with one the driveshafts or it could be as simple as a wheel alignment.

I doubt it's torque steer, if you point the wheels straight and floor it , (the drive wheel is the front right drivers side) it would follow the path of least resistance and pull to the left.

I doubt it's torque steer, if you point the wheels straight and floor it , (the drive wheel is the front right drivers side) it would follow the path of least resistance and pull to the left.

Both front wheels drive the car.

Instability in the steering can be caused by:
- wheel spin on one side on takeoff.
- Different tyre pressures on the front.
- different tyre sizes or brands on the front.
- worn wheel bearings, ball joints, tie rod ends, tie rods affecting steering angles when you accelerate. Slope of roadway will cause the car to go in one unexpected direction.
- drive shaft on one side seizing up, sending drive mostly to the other side.
- poor wheel alignment.
- bent suspension components. Get a wheel aligner to check toe in, camber and caster.

A worn control arm joint is a possible culprit.

Gerry

Both front wheels drive the car.

Instability in the steering can be caused by:
- wheel spin on one side on takeoff.
- Different tyre pressures on the front.
- different tyre sizes or brands on the front.
- worn wheel bearings, ball joints, tie rod ends, tie rods affecting steering angles when you accelerate. Slope of roadway will cause the car to go in one unexpected direction.
- drive shaft on one side seizing up, sending drive mostly to the other side.
- poor wheel alignment.
- bent suspension components. Get a wheel aligner to check toe in, camber and caster.

Actually .....Humans drive cars,so do robots and computers. lol

It's probably just 'torque steer' as suggested above - caused due to the unequal lengths of the front driveshafts - Google it. It can be accentuated by worn suspension components, but it's a normal feature of FWD cars.

It's probably just 'torque steer' as suggested above - caused due to the unequal lengths of the front driveshafts - Google it. It can be accentuated by worn suspension components, but it's a normal feature of FWD cars.

Not modern FWDs

Not modern FWDs

Which modern car's that have reasonable power don't experience torque steer? Even where the drive shafts have been equal length (e.g. engines being mounted vertically) do they still experience torque steer. The magna definitely has a good amount of torque steer, I and most of us talk from experience.

Which modern car's that have reasonable power don't experience torque steer? Even where the drive shafts have been equal length (e.g. engines being mounted vertically) do they still experience torque steer. The magna definitely has a good amount of torque steer, I and most of us talk from experience.

Anything with modern front components such as perfohub or revoknuckle. The steering components are almost seperate from the powertrain, meaning the effects of torque steer are greatly reduced.

Focus RS has 225kw and has almost no torquesteer at all coupled with its LSD and revoknuckle. Same goes for other high power performance FWDs

Not modern FWDs
You're arguably correct, but it's certainly a feature of FWD Magnas, which is what the OP is driving.

Torque steer was my first thought too. If you're new to FWD cars krawczuk, torque steer depends on how hard you're launching - if you're taking part at the traffic light grand prix you're definitely going to get torque steer. If you're driving normally, it shouldn't happen, and I would be looking at one of the other suggestions made in this thread.

hi, sometimes when i accelerate from a standing start in my tf v6 ( at stop sign etc...) , the car will dart to the right hand side , gets a bit scary sometimes , ... any ideas on what to look for ? i`ve had a quick look at the mounts but they SEEM good.

mark k

I had this problem before. It was a worn ball joint.

It is my understanding that harder engine mounts reduce torque steer. An lsd should too.