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conoflex
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Float/Wander
« on: Oct 21st, 2005, 3:43pm » |
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Hi all, I have just bought a 1998 2.9 24v scorpio ultima estate which i am very pleased with so far, but i do have a bit of a problem (I THINK MIGHT BE ME) when driving it, it seems to float or wander every now and then not much but enough to make me worry a little, does anyone have any idea what might be causing this.
Thanks Andy
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scorpio_man
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Re: Float/Wander
« Reply #1 on: Oct 21st, 2005, 5:12pm » |
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hi there
how's the tyre wear? nice and even? what about pressures? i have my 2.3 estate at 31f & 29r. most of us have them a little harder than ford spec. if they check out, then check for wear in the bushes etc.
http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/faults_wander.htm
hth
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conoflex
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Re: Float/Wander
« Reply #2 on: Oct 23rd, 2005, 10:17am » |
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Tyre wear seems even, going check preasures today, been hetic since i bought the car as i am moving house and trying to check the car over LOL, i'm going to have it serviced this week and have the bushes checked at same time.
Andy
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Thunderchild
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Re: Float/Wander
« Reply #3 on: Oct 24th, 2005, 10:42am » |
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Hi there,
Check the rear wheel bearings as well. Very common for them to start to go but you don't hear them rumbling and they give exactly the symptoms you describe.
HTH
Thunderchild
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freeflyer
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Re: Float/Wander
« Reply #4 on: Oct 24th, 2005, 3:50pm » |
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What would be symptoms of rear wheel bearings that are "gone"?
My car "wanders" a bit, but I figure that's because I've got 215 tyres and that the car is wider than the worn out parts of the road from the other cars. But, when i checked my tyres yesterday they were worn quite a bit on the inside, and hardly any on the outside.
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Lee
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Re: Float/Wander
« Reply #5 on: Oct 24th, 2005, 5:04pm » |
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when driving in straight line the back end feels like it is going from side to side and car doesn't seem to want to go in a straight line that is the best way of discribing it
also this seems to be the only way to tell because the bearings make no noise when they are shot
jack back of car up and see if wheels wobble try the N/s first
Lee
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freeflyer
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Re: Float/Wander
« Reply #6 on: Oct 24th, 2005, 10:27pm » |
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Ahh.. Those aren't the symptoms I'm experiencing and I just jacked the car up the other day. No wobble there 
Thanks
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conoflex
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Re: Float/Wander
« Reply #7 on: Oct 25th, 2005, 5:27pm » |
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Blind as a bat me,  tyres had worn on the inside so had 2 new tryes and tracking done today, see how it goes, service tomorrow.
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