Pot hole blues..

[dangaran]

If its not one thing its another lately...

besides my sticking caliper... and my water damaged alternator i have a new problem.

Went over huge pot hole doing about 45 MPH on Monday ( near side), did not think anything of it until i arrived at the next roundabout,
i turned the steering wheel as normal but i had to quickly turn opposite lock as it felt like it was going to skid, so i drove carefully to work, on the way home it seemed ok..
then yesterday it seemed ok , but today the steering seems very strange, its like (if you imagine the steering wheel is a clock with 12 being straight)
when i turn left with steering wheel at 11 o'clock its fine but go towards 10 o'clock and the steering seemed heavy, go past 10 o'clock and it was ok, go to 9 o'clock and it felt like
the rear of the van did not want to follow the front wheels, i can maybe notice that turning left the van did not seem as stable as it does turning right,
the only other thing i can say is if i let go of steering wheel whilst driving in a straight line it does not veer of to the left any more than it did before the pot hole.

I am getting the tracking check tonight...

[MountainGoat]

Take a picture of the pothole with something to indicate how deep it is like a brick. Years ago I damaged what I think was the track rod on the front wheel of a Saab after hitting a huge pothole in the dark. On my insurance companies advice I went back and took a photo of the pothole (using the brick), sent the bill and photo to Liverpool City Council who paid up.

Tony

[dangaran]

cant believe it, looks like they have fixed the hole already...

i suppose i can find another as there are plenty around here

[dangaran]

The tracking was out but still it is not right,
off to the garage i think.

[Simon Jones]

The fact that the council have filled it in would suggest someone has already complained, so you should still be able to claim for the cost of any damage.