Weird Suspension Problem....

[A18_RYU 0]

hey all, got a bit of a odd one here....

 

moving off slowly in 1st gear, the rear right hand side of the car dips down quite a fair bit...

 

kinda hard to describe in words...anyone got any ideas as to what it could be??

 

cheers

[Guest smokinslim]

Handbrake sticking?

[j_turnell 137 3 Cars]

Rear brake adjusters maybe seized. Jack the car up and see how easy it is to turn the wheel with handbrake on and off.

[hengti 2]

Handbrake sticking?

 

i'd go with that as well - does it feel as though the rear end is 'pulling' at all whilst you're driving?

 

take it up and down a short stretch of m'way; pull off and check for heat from the wheels - sometimes accompanied by a burning smell and, if you're unlucky, flames - indicates a grabbing caliper (usually result of h'brake mech probs)

[jonD6B 0]

take it up and down a short stretch of m'way; pull off and check for heat from the wheels - sometimes accompanied by a burning smell and, if you're unlucky, flames - indicates a grabbing caliper.

 

 

 

I would be inclined to check all four wheels whilst you're at it.

[A18_RYU 0]

i'd go with that as well - does it feel as though the rear end is 'pulling' at all whilst you're driving?

 

not sure on that yet as i have only moved my car around on the drive.....got to take it to the MOT place on Tuesday so will find out

[wildejon 7]

Mine was doing exactly that a couple of weeks back. Turned out the moving ratchet bit of the handbrake adjuster had snapped and was getting jammed in the handbrake mechanism. Not really ideal but it wasn't too hard to sort out... honest...