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[dave 67]

wen breaking on bumpy roads and also when braking hard the car wants to go right ???????? can any one put any pointers on this please

a local car place said it was down to the discs being warped any truth in this ???

also the car is knocking when going round corners at a slow speed , i can feel it through the passenger foot well if that helps any

the wife drives it more than me for work so iam going on what she has told me

any help on this would be most appreciated as its mot time in feb and i want to get things done before then

 

[wireman]

souns like something not as it should be in a suspension component, this could be working (against you) in concert with tired brakes but the clonk sugests worn bushes or ball joint in the suspension.

Distorted disks usualy feed back through the brake pedal especialy under light brake application.

WHAT MODEL IS IT, and if its dodgy should your wife or anybody else be driving it?

 

[jibcl500]

Dave

Is it an A class?

jib

 

[dave 67]

sorry clk230 w208 model 2001 year

 

[television]

sorry clk230 w208 model 2001 year

I think the first step is as wireman says, check the steering components

Certainly not a warped disc, but any MOT station could test the efficiency of the front brakes individually.

 

[dave 67]

I think the first step is as wireman says, check the steering components

Certainly not a warped disc, but any MOT station could test the efficiency of the front brakes individually.

ok so what im i looking for when checking and how

give me a bike and im ok but cars have to many wheels

 

[television]

An easy test is to jack one side of the car and try shaking / rocking the wheel, do the same on both sides and at the same time look at the bottom swivel and track rods ends for any movement

You can run your hand across the tyre to feel for any feathering that would indicate tracking. Feathering is on onw side of the tread pattern there is a raised thin lip on one side of the tread and not on the other

 

[dave 67]

thanks for that television ,, will do when the wife comes home and will let you know

 

[dave 67]

it is the lower ball joints they have been ordered so will do the job as soon as they come

 

[television]

it is the lower ball joints they have been ordered so will do the job as soon as they come

A good day then