Oriskany Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 My 2006 Ka has developed a problem whereby it "hops" up and down at low speed. I have checked the tyres for bulges but cannot see any (although the tyres are admittedly very old). Further to this the car pulls to the left on acceleration - any ideas welcome as I'm new to old Kas, cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Is this an Australian import ? Sounds like you have the Kangaroo model with socialist leaning. 🤣 Alan G H 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Tyre out of round would be my guess. Pulling could be the same cause or alignment. Try putting the spare on each hub in turn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanfp Posted Saturday at 12:19 AM Share Posted Saturday at 12:19 AM If you mean pulls left on sharp acceleration but not on gentle acceleration, it's probably torque steer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oriskany Posted 3 hours ago Author Share Posted 3 hours ago So we went out in the Ka on quite a long journey yesterday and it was frightening. The car was wobbling and felt like one of my wheels was buckled. Today I looked underneath and found that the lower suspension arms are shot - the rear bushes are nearly non existent so the arms are more or less free to pivot around the front bush meaning that the wheels are not fixed but free to move forwards and backwards. Question - there seems to be a lot of these arms listed - is there a part number for the correct left and right arms please? It's a 2006 Ka studio 1.3 Duratec with power steering. Ta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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