I've got a '91 legacy automatic with 2WD (222k km). The gearbox has been rebuild 30k miles ago and has been flushed last week. When i start driving away from stop just by giving gas slowly (not using the steering wheel) the car starts driving making a turn to the right. The steering wheel turns 1/8 of a turn. If i hit the gas the the pulling to the right is less. Otherwise the car pulls strait if am driving through a corner and hit the gas, but this is normal i think. When cruising the car goes strait without steering also the braking goes strait.

On the right front side the CV join is replaced 15k miles ago and never on the left side. Just very sometimes when fully steered to the right the left CV joint makes a soft clicking noise but not broken. All the boots are in perfect condition as well as the tires (same tyre same wear).

 

Could this be the CV joint on the left or maybe the oil in the differential needs to be replaced?

get the front two wheels off the ground, and see if one is harder to spin then the other, sounds like a classic case of a siezed caliper, brake pad thickness will show for sure.

get the front two wheels off the ground, and see if one is harder to spin then the other, sounds like a classic case of a siezed caliper, brake pad thickness will show for sure.

 

I did that last week, i checked all brakes because it was going for its annual MOT, i couldn't notice any difference with gearbox (warm) in nutral.

If it is the brake caliper it should be on the right side i guess!?

Check the busings, motor mounts, frame and wheel bearings along with calipers.

 

nipper

The front wheel bearings are ok (rear as well). If i am driving and leave the throttle and steering wheel (rolling) nothing happens and the car goes strait, so it only happens when driving away giving a more than normal amount of gas.

 

I would think if it was the CV on the left it takes more effort to turn it (not noticable when turning hand) than on the other side. So the power is distributed more to the right than to the left.

Being a FWD, you probably just have a little bit of torque steer going on.

Being a FWD, you probably just have a little bit of torque steer going on.

 

Torque steer occurs only on cars with unequal length half shafts.

Torque steer occurs only on cars with unequal length half shafts.

 

This means that something in the drive shaft or complete front drivetrain is different in size comparted to the other side of the car.

Then can this be the cv joint or is it the drive shaft. And on which side the side where its pulling too or the oppossit.