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| 2419.1 | | CGOOA::PITULEY | Ain't technology wonderful? | Wed Jun 14 1995 02:04 | 8 |
| Over here in Canada it's most commonly referred to as
dog-tracking...watch a dog run for an explanation of the term.....
It is caused (at least on North American cars with live axles) by one
side of the axle coming loose a slipping a bit.
Brian
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| 2419.2 | | OVAL::CARSON | Don't leave earth without one | Wed Jun 14 1995 02:49 | 2 |
| This is a trick the Honda Prelude is good at too :-)
paul
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| 2419.3 | One sexy rear of a car | ESBS01::WATSON | Beauty...in the dark. | Wed Jun 14 1995 11:31 | 4 |
| Yes - but only when I'm driving - ask anyone who's been with me when
I'm in a hurry.
Rik
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| 2419.4 | my thoughts on 'crabbing'... | WOTVAX::STONEG | Temperature Drop in Downtime Winterland.... | Wed Jun 14 1995 13:17 | 8 |
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On Minis the most common cause is a bent or broken rear sub-frame, it
wouldn't fail an MOT because of how it looked on the road, but if the
sub-frame is obviously damaged then it should. On more modern cars,
there must be a serious suspension alignment problem or else it's been
in an accident and not been re-built properly.
Graham
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| 2419.5 | | FORTY2::HOWELL | A toothless budgie always succeeds | Wed Jun 14 1995 15:04 | 9 |
| re.Mini's and 'crabbing'
....or worn/shot trailing arms. Same with Metros too. Both cars are
very particular about having their trailing arms kept well greased, but
not all people bother 'topping them up'. Hence they wear out and you
get this rather amusing looking driving stance!
Cheers,
Dan$no_trailing_arms_thank_goodness!
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| 2419.6 | | FORTY2::HOWELL | A toothless budgie always succeeds | Wed Jun 14 1995 15:47 | 1 |
| Eh?! Oh, it's been deleted now.....
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| 2419.7 | Carbbier than your average car! | TOMMII::RDAVIES | Amateur Expert | Thu Jun 15 1995 19:16 | 5 |
| However, if you look at the Citroen Xm or CX they look like
they're crabbing from whichever side you view them. This is
'cos they've got a wider trach front than rear!
Richard
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| 2419.8 | misalignment of rear axle mounts! | CTUADM::MALONE | Always Obtuse | Sat Jun 17 1995 03:26 | 12 |
| I've seen this on recent cars, produces by the big three bang-em-out as
quick as you can econo-box makers. Probably a Monday morning(What a
hang over), or Friday afternoon(Let's get a hangover) construct. Even
with automation, there still seems to be room for error during
construction. If the rear axle mounts are off a little, alignment can
correct and center the car for directional stability, but you end up
with dog-tracking. If you can catch it(tough since you just really
never see your back end as it scoots down the highway), you more than
likely can get it repaired under warranty.
Rod
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| 2419.9 | | FORTY2::PALKA | | Mon Jun 19 1995 13:58 | 5 |
| It should be easy to see this. Drive the car in a straight line through
a puddle. Look at the tracks it makes after the puddle. If the car is
misaligned the rear tracks will be offset from the front tracks.
Andrew
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| 2419.10 | Wet or Dry? | CHEFS::GERRYT | | Fri Jul 14 1995 21:11 | 6 |
| ref.9
...Provided the puddle is wide enough and the puddle is surrounded by dry
road!...
Mr. Unhelpful!
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