MY 306 Whips in when turning right!

Hi

I have a problem with my 306 dturbo.

When turning right at normal road speed my car whips in!. By this i mean it
will turn right as normal then suddenly turn in a bit more without actually
turning on the steering wheel. As you can imagine this can be quite hairy if
cornering at speed and as you release the steering whips back. It seems to
get to a point on the sterring where it whips in and the same point where it
whips out on exit a corner. This only happens when turning right and is
perfectly fine when cornering left as that is smooth how it should be.

Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated

 

I don't know the answer, but would love to know if you find out, as my 406
seems to have a similar trait.

Andy

 

I have the same problem.. I found this on the net yesterday.. It is
suspension related.

Q. The handling of my Peugeot has become unpredictable and it sometimes
feels like the rear end is wandering during cornering. What is wrong?
A. There are two possibilities here, and both need resolving immediately:
1. Check the rear sub-frame rubber mounts as they often split in half,
particularly on older models.
2. Check for play in the trailing arm bearings. These are the bearings
that the trailing arm pins locate in, inside the rear suspension tube.
They allow the trailing arms to move up and down smoothly. They regularly
wear out, particularly if moisture has got inside the bearing tube. You
can test for play with the car raised off the ground at the rear - try and
move the wheel in and out of the wheel arch. It should only move up and
down, not in and out (small movement of the wheel when grasped either side
could be a worn wheel bearing). Replacement of the bearings is a specialist
job. Often the bearing surface of the pins will be worn as well, and if so,
they must be replaced. It will probably be more cost effective to replace
the whole sub-frame with a reconditioned unit. Beware when buying 2nd hand
sub-frames, as the bearings are generally in poor condition once past 5-6
years old.

 

Oooo..... I will have to check it out with a hammer

andy

 

2. Check for play in the trailing arm bearings. These are the bearings

Twas this on my 205 - made it a nightmare to drive sportily. Glad i dont
have silly torque tube susp anymore! Now i just have 4million bushes to wear
out!

J

 

my 306 used to do this when turning right also.its the bushings on the
wishbone.you need to take out the wishbone and tap out the front
rubber bushings and replace these with new ones.it is also a good idea
to replace the p-bushings at the back of the wishbone aswell while its
out as these are bound to go at sometime if they aren’t already on
away on your car.the bushings cost around 5quid each available at any
motor factor.

 

Happened to me very recently. You may want to check and change the
stabilizer link bars, the bars that run from the shock to the stabilizer
bar. I changed the both and no longer have that problem.

 

if the droplinks are worn the car will feel "boaty" both ways but
its the bushings away when the car whips to the right.if the droplinks
are worn there is usually a knocking noise when travelling over bumpy
roads.Its def worth checking them as they are a cheap and easy to
change if worn.a fiver will buy one