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Acceleration-Induced Yaw V70-XC70 2003

posted by  Chris Mullet on  Tue Mar 1 11:02 CST 2011
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I just bought a 2003 V70 non-turbo plain Jane version with 150,000 miles. Of course it came with a few existing issues which I am planning to attack.

One thing I've noticed the more I drive it, when I'm cruising at light throttle and then accelerate, the car wants to yaw just slightly to the right. At 150K I'm imagining that something is worn in the front LH suspension that is allowing the LH wheel to arc forward slightly when additional power is applied. When I lift off the throttle the car fades back to the left a bit. I'm curious as to whether anyone else has experienced this, and if so, what suspension component(s) they found to be at fault. I'm thinking it could be either a worn tie rod end allowing the wheel to twist to the right, or worn control arm bushings allowing the control arm to twist in relation to the chassis. The last thing I want to consider is that something inside the tranny output is applying more torque to the LH wheel than the RH.

Anyone want to offer a clue as to the cause?






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