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vroom vroom · Feb 6th, 2005, 03:36 AM

Hi everyone, can I get some asistance on this one too.
i have a 2nd hand 02 cooper that steers to the left,
I was told that it needs an alignment, did it and still pulled to the left, then as the tyres had done 35000km and were never rotated so were unevenly worn , i was told that would fix the problem, still pulled to the left with new tyres
Then the mechanic and i got under the car and it appeared that the front left wheel had been hit in the kerb by the previous owner and hence appears to be 1/2 " further back than the right wheel/ looking under the car. it appears that where the trailing arm of the wishbone comes in contact wi the chassis (about 1-2 inwards feet from the edge of the car) the is a crack in the bushing (probly located underneath the drivers feet). Does anyone know what the part number is for the and if its a hard job to replace. i was told that by replacing that bushing the wheels will be in line again.

vroom vroom · Feb 7th, 2005, 04:00 AM

OK, everyone, I found the part, its called a control arm bushing. Does anyone know if its worth it to replace this to cure the steering pull to the left

kgouin · Feb 7th, 2005, 04:46 AM

My last car had started pulling to the left and the control arm was replaced and it runs perfect now (my niece now drives it).

Feb 6th, 2005, 03:36 AM	#1
vroom vroom MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2003 Local Time: 06:18 PM Posts: 23 Offline	steering to the left- tried everything!! Hi everyone, can I get some asistance on this one too. i have a 2nd hand 02 cooper that steers to the left, I was told that it needs an alignment, did it and still pulled to the left, then as the tyres had done 35000km and were never rotated so were unevenly worn , i was told that would fix the problem, still pulled to the left with new tyres Then the mechanic and i got under the car and it appeared that the front left wheel had been hit in the kerb by the previous owner and hence appears to be 1/2 " further back than the right wheel/ looking under the car. it appears that where the trailing arm of the wishbone comes in contact wi the chassis (about 1-2 inwards feet from the edge of the car) the is a crack in the bushing (probly located underneath the drivers feet). Does anyone know what the part number is for the and if its a hard job to replace. i was told that by replacing that bushing the wheels will be in line again.

Feb 7th, 2005, 04:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
vroom vroom MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2003 Local Time: 06:18 PM Posts: 23 Offline	found part OK, everyone, I found the part, its called a control arm bushing. Does anyone know if its worth it to replace this to cure the steering pull to the left

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Feb 7th, 2005, 04:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
kgouin kgouin Join Date: May 2004 Location: Barre, MA Local Time: 03:18 AM Posts: 477 Offline	My last car had started pulling to the left and the control arm was replaced and it runs perfect now (my niece now drives it).

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