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S Pulling to the left when throttle on

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Old Dec 26, 2012 | 05:23 AM
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Default S Pulling to the left when throttle on

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Old Dec 26, 2012 | 05:31 AM
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Seized caliper is likely.

Check if one of your wheels is hotter than the rest.
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Old Dec 26, 2012 | 05:31 AM
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First things first get a geo done, 99.9% this will sort the problem.
The S is very sensitive to geometry.
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Old Dec 26, 2012 | 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by MB
Seized caliper is likely.

Check if one of your wheels is hotter than the rest.
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Old Dec 26, 2012 | 07:24 AM
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Yep one of your wheels will be a lot hotter after a drive! Unless it's stuck in the off position which is v unlikely.

You can check the fronts by jacking the car up and spinning the wheel - if it's not free your caliper is stuck. Rears are harder to check because the diff means it won't freewheel when you spin it. Wheel off I guess.
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Old Dec 26, 2012 | 07:36 AM
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PS - most often it's the rears.
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Old Dec 26, 2012 | 07:58 AM
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Check pressures, tread depth (unlikely if new), calipers then geo. Cheapest first!
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Old Dec 26, 2012 | 08:24 AM
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There was a recent post from Le Sau on this subject. Alan was suffering from similar issues after a new set of rears and ended up having Chris at centre gravity taking a look. Turned out that the rears were from different batches, identified by reading the DOT codes on the tyres. I'll try and dig out his post


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https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/992...t__p__22176513
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Old Dec 26, 2012 | 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by chrispayze
Check pressures...
Already done according to OP!
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Old Dec 26, 2012 | 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by chrispayze
Check pressures, tread depth (unlikely if new), calipers then geo. Cheapest first!
Sorry, missed one. First, read whole thread...
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