Pulling to the left

Rexxar

Rexxar

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So the car is pulling to the left, has just had 4 brand new tyres fitted, balanced, tracking done. Still pulling to the left....Where should i be looking next?
 
Yeah it's all the time, did get it Re tracked once by a different mechanic at the same garage, but the pull is still there, let go of the wheel andit drifts slowly towards the kerb. Does it if I have the steering wheel held dead centre...
 
iaind said:
Did they do the tracking at the same time?

Go have a look at the tyres, they'll probably have arrows for the direction of rotation or "outside" if they're asymmetric - make sure they are on the right way around. Check the pressures

If they did the tracking at the same time then they've probably messed it up
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Did tyres, then tracking... They Re did it and said one wheel was out when I first took it back after driving off when it was first done. Adjusted it but still hasn't made a difference, have the printout. All green boxes...
 
I got the tyres done, free tracking check, said it needed doing so had it done.

Then drove the car for 5 mins, could feel it pulling as soon as I was out of the car park so took it back the following morning (left as they were closing)

They put it back on the machine (4 wheel laser), checked it and said one wheel was out and they would Re align it.

Still pulling now but can't get back there till Tuesday.

Actually have to turn the steering wheel slightly to keep it straight which is a real effort
 
tiffanys said:
or tie rods need adjusting. is the steering straight when driving on a straight road?
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Nope, if I'm on a dead flat Road, I have to turn the wheel to the right, albeit marginally, but enough to notice, to keep it away from the kerb. I'll try getting another place to look at it if the tyres are all fitted right.
 
Well it's still doing it, tyre presures are OK and they are directional tyres but all 4 are facing the right way. Will be taking it somewhere else on Tuesday when the garages Re open for a second opinion.
 
Nasher said:
Since it only started happening after fitting new tyres. Probably a bad tyre of they screwed up the tracking.
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We'll see, would it help if I posted the alignment printout?

To clarify, every time I've had my tyres changed on any car, a free tracking check has been offered... This time they said it needed sorting out as a result of the check, so had it done. Last time I had a tracking check done, it didn't need doing.
 
Have taken a photo of the tracking printout and uploaded it, Car is 2012 but listed as 2006 on the printout.... Image within the spoiler tags as it's a big one.

I'm also not entirely sure how relevant the two lines at the bottom are about the steering wheel, but given what people have said... Could this by why i'm having issues?

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iaind said:
Your comprehension skills are atrocious!

-Free tracking check
-(You lol'd because you thought he said they did the alignment free)
-OP gets the tracking done because the result of the free check shows it needs doing
-(You post the drivel above because you think he meant he knew it needed doing before the check)

Why is absolutely everything you post completely WTF? Everyone in this thread completely understands that they messed up the tracking, I was one of the first to suggest this! Nobody believes or suggested that places do free checks out of the goodness of their hearts, of course it's a revenue generator. I've had free checks that have shown it was fine and not been charged for anything but the tyres. It works as a revenue generator because the majority of cars they see will actually need doing, not because they all make stuff up.

You're the only one struggling with the free tracking check idea and the very simple order of events though ;)
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Thankyou :D

Gibbo said:
Take it back to that garage and tell them you want the following settings:

Front camber: negative -45 minutes per side (-0.75)
Front caster: Maximum positive they can get equal on both sides!
Front toe: +0.05 toe in per side (total 10 minutes across the axle)

Rear camber: -1:15 per side (-1.25)
Rear toe: Is fine.


To be honest the alignment does not look bad, but if one was to perfect it for good road manners I'd be inputting the above as the only thing which stands out on your settings if your right rear has an additional 30 minutes negative camber compared to the left. Also 2 minutes negative rear camber is too much on a road car, that is the kind of rear camber I run on my M3 which is a track car, so certainly won't be helping your case.

Other things to check, 30-35psi equal PSI all round in tyres, ensure you don't have a sticky brake caliper so after a drive touch all the alloys to feel if one is unusually hot.

If after this it is still pulling, then get all the bushes checked on the car as you might have a worn out bush on the car.
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Thanks Gibbo, will tell them that and see what they say / see if they can do it!
 
Well Gibbo i presented them with your figures and the only adjustments an S-MAX is capable of , with the measurements given, is the Toe.. Which they did.

Still pulls to the left but will drive straight for 2-3 seconds max, before it drifts sharply.

Starting to think more and more of it being a suspension issue, that's been highlighted by the tracking. I will be taking it to the Garage near my parents to see what they think before i go any further. They can do MOT's as well so might be able to see an issue if there is one. Failing that , will get the tracking done somewhere else, i find it odd that they can't match your numbers.
 
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