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• Mondeo diesel, cambelt changing 7 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  it & retension it? Is there alignment holes in the pump gear to stop it turning? Any help you can give would be most welcome. Thank you, Vinnie
• Ford Mondeo TDDi Drive Shaft 30 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  steering wheel shakes a little. I have brought my mondeo for wheel alignment and balancing but to no avail. Is it due to the driveshaft that I suspect?
• VW Golf - Fitting new timing belt. 14 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  I have a VW Golf 1300 Ryder Mk2 1991. With regard to fitting a new timing belt, I will probably have to remove the crankshaft pulley/sprocket. After I have turned the engine to get the TDC marks aligned I will then have to remove the crankshaft pulley/sprocket bolt. Will selecting a gear
• Tyres and pulling to one side 4 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  My car was pulling to the left and the tyres had worn on the inside edges. I decided to have the wheel alignment checked and adjusted (properly mind, with a £20,000 machine not the normal simple equipment) I found that the car handled better but still pulled to the left. I have just bought two
• Skoda Octavia Estate 2012 - Front coil spring. 24 Mar 2023 (Forum)
  Hi,  My friend thought he was helping me out which I appreciate and recently installed a new coil spring on the front passenger side of my car. The next day I noticed a knocking noise when turn the steering wheel. Does the spring need time to settle? It looks to be aligned
• Mitsubishi Shogun (2000) - MoT Advisory - wear on inside of all four tyres 24 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  I am in negotiations to buy a 2000 Mitsubishi Shogun 3.2 Diesel which is a private sale, 86k and in good condition with service history. On the current MoT is an advisory re all four tyres showing wear on the inside. Should I be alarmed by this ? Does it just mean the wheels need re aligning
• Nissan Almera Tino 1.8 SE+ 2001 - Accelerator Stcking 17 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  After stopping, (Pulling up in a queue or junction etc), the accelerator pedal sticks and requires an amount of pressure to free-up, resulting in an awful lot of rev's as i pull away. I have checked the cable path, alignment of the pedal to the cable, the rotation
• Mazda Mazda 2 (2003 - 2007) - 2007 1.4 Changing headlight bulbs 7 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  forwards and give more room to remove the bulbs. Does anyone know whether doing this will change the alignment of the headlights?
• Scenic II tyre wear 18 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Scenic has done 30000 miles and is on its second set of front tryres. When washing it today, noticed that the outside edges of both front tyres is badly worn but the rest of the tread is fine. Is this a simple alignment problem or something more serious? I had the car into the garage a few weeks
• creaky micra 13 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  -aligned panels. before they start messing about trying to find which panels might be causing it, i was hoping someone could tell me if it is reasonable that this could be the problem or might have any other suggestions? Cheers
• Speeding (mostly excl cameras) Vol 33 18 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  HJ in yesterday's Telegraph: ". . . It's best to drive with one wheel over the middle of the hump and the other on the flat. You get more of a shock and the springs suffer more, but you are less likely to cause tyre or steering alignment damage. People who install these humps should be made liable
• tyre wear Audi A6 18 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  any ideas? ive got it booked in for a 4-wheel alignment tomorrow - but am unsure this would solve it. the guy in the garage didnt really no what was causing it thanks dave
• Tyre price comparisons 9 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  I have just had two tyres replaced on the my Skoda Fabia tdi. I am just interested in knowing what would be a typical UK price for this (I live in Spain) Two Michelin Energy 185.60 R14 H, balancing, 2 valves, balancing, wheel alignment (needed!) total cost, inc VAT 188.62 Euros or about 130
• RapidFit 13 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  Just got back from the Jennings Ford Rapid Fit at Durham. I went there to get a long running problem with my off-centre steering wheel fixed. They re-aligned the front wheels and have fixed my steering! :) :) :) What did they charge?............. Nothing! I asked how much and he said don't worry
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  Run flat tyre wear 5 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Do you think run flat tyres are prone to more wear than normal tyres? I have a MINI Cooper S on a 57 plate and replaced the original front Dunlop Sport...
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  What is causing uneven tyre wear? 2 Nov 2021 (Ask HJ)
  My Kia Ceed has a noise which sounds like a wheel bearing problem. My garage says it is due to uneven tyre wear, i.e. going round the circumference wear...
• Honda Civic 2009 - Wheel alignment (tracking) - am I going mad? 27 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  Hi guys Been working on my Honda Civic that I’ve just bought (mini-project car). Had the front-wheel tracking fixed today - one of the settings was...
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  Why does my Nissan Almera wobble when I drive it? 8 Apr 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I've just bought a 14 year old Nissan Almera 1.5 Petrol. It wobbles at low speed. Its not wheel balancing because I know what that feels like. But in gears...
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  Do speed humps cause tyre damage? 23 Mar 2016 (Ask HJ)
  When driving over speed cushions I note that most cars just drive straight over, hardly slowing down at all. However, this often means the inside of both...
• chevrolet cruze - Car pulling to the left.... not able to find fault 14 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  I have asked this before and tried many of the things recommended and not had any joy. My Car wants to pull left all the time..... and it feels like it leans slightly to the left at the front aswell when driving.   I have had multiple alignments done... on the hunter