Volvo 480 Club Europe

Hello all, my turbo's had a significant pull tot he left for a good few months with no obvious signs of a knock or dodgy tracking Also, the wheel steering wheel has to point about 10 degrees to the right to keep the car pointing forward.

I took it to a garage this week to get the tracking checked and the mechanic said the tracking is spot on. This tells me it's a weight-on-wheels problem, so suspension surely. The mechanic reckons it could be a sticky lower bearing on the shock causing torsion on the coil and a mismatch in the suspension. Sounds like good logic to me, so I thought I'd change the bearings myself then take it in for tracking. Has anyone come across this before? The bearing does seem to creak as you turn the wheels with weight off. It's not a serious problem but I want the car to be as perfect as I can be afforded. Can you obtain the shock lower bearings easily? I haven't come across any yet. All advice welcomed and appreciated as always. Thanks.

Swanny

Something else to check is your wishbone bushes. One of my 480's would pull to the right on acceleration, and then pull the left when not accelerating. Gear changes when accelerating would produce an interesting 'shimmy' effect. This would happen with the steering wheel pointing directly ahead, and not moving. Turned out to be worn wishbone bushes. Replacing them solved it.