Short Description
This bulletin contains general vehicle pulling diagnosis and repair procedures along with specific information to help correct pulling complaints. This information supplements Repair Manual procedures when the symptoms are:
- The driver holds the steering wheel without exerting steering effort while driving straight ahead, the vehicle drifts to the right or the left.
- While driving straight ahead, the driver has to steer either to the right or the left to maintain straight driving.
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Content
1. Relationship Between Wheel Alignment and Vehicle Pulling to One Side
When the cross camber or caster of the front wheel alignment is large, it can cause vehicle pulling.
2. Relationship Between Tire Characteristics and Vehicle Pulling to One Side
When radial tires are rotating, they have the characteristic of generating force in the lateral direction between the tire and the road surface. This lateral force is comprised of two factors:
- Ply-steer, which changes direction according to the rotation direction of the tires.
- Conicity, which is generated in a fixed direction regardless of the tire rotation direction.
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