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• FIAT Panda (2003 - ) - 07 1.4 Car pulling to the left. 24 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  had the tracking done by local Align my car, wheels are balanced correctly and tyre pressures are correct. Where do i go from here.
• Citroen Xsara (1997 - 2004) - 00 2.0 crankshaft pulley 23 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  00 2.0 high pitch rattle - glowplug It's a long shot but does it have a damped crankshaft pulley? If so paint a line across it and keep checking to see if the line becomes mis-aligned. If that happens have the pulley replaced before it flings the aux belt into the timing belt and wrecks
• It takes me 20 seconds to decide on a car 27 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  This weeks happening I will travel to a garage to see a car spend less than 20 seconds looking at it to discover that none of the front panels align properly or rust in a terminal place etc? Are other people the same? If after 20 seconds I am interested in the car, I start to get a little excited
• Renault Megane (1996 - 1998) - 98 1.6 How to find top dead center on a 1600cc 8v 6 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Im changing my head gasket and need to find TDC as stated in the haynes manual for the car. It says "Look through the aperture at the flywheel end of the engine and continue turning crankshaft until the TDC timing mark on the flywheel/driveplate is aligned with the TDC mark on the gearbox
• Nissan Almera (2000 - 2006) - 2005 1.5 Steering Wheel/Front suspension Vibration 29 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  i've recently purchased a 2005 Nissan Almera 1.5sx with only 20,000miles on the clock but i've noticed a vibration through the steering wheel and the car generally at speeds of 60 - 75 mph. had the wheel alignment and balancing done but still seems to be a problem. is this a design problem
• My car only has one wheel balanced 22 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  + and recently noticed some vibration at 80mph. the tyres are avons. Everything else (alignment, spheres, bushes etc all all fine) So would this be 1) the cause of high speed instability and 2) vibration.
• volvo repair cost..up and up 2 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  My wifes volvo 480 failed its mot due to a faulty steerung rack. I had it done by a local chap but he had to remove the steering wheel to align it. Low and behold the SRS light comes on and he says he cannot fix that as only Volvo have the gizmo to do the job.. Volvo in Basingstoke say it will take
• Diff flange probs & pinion pre-load 26 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Have finally got a very good diff for my Omega, but the flange is smaller than on the one I have removed and therefore the bolt holes dont align with prop flange. My car is a late '96 and the diff I am fitting is a '94. I assume it was beefed up over the years or perhaps its off a 2 litre
• Mk IV VW Golf steering 30 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  My MK IV Golf 1.6 has always pulled ever so slightly to the left, even since new. Front tyre wear seems Ok and even (have covered 24,000 miles). The left-pull is consistent-happens on any road, any speed. Had steering laser-aligned by VW; they made several minor adjustments but, you guessed
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  Should my tyres last more than 7000 miles? 26 Jun 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I have just replaced both front tyres after 6900 miles due to very excessive wear. I drive short local journeys. Has anyone else experienced this problem?
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  Does my A4 Avant need new tyres? 2 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I recently purchased a 2012 Audi A4 Avant 1.8 petrol that’s done 20,000 miles on the original set of 225/50 R17 Pirelli Cinturato tyres. The tyres have...
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  My HID headlights don't seem to self-level 4 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I'd appreciate your advice - I bought a new Mercedes-Benz C220CDI Sport Estate just over a year ago. The 'Intelligent Lighting' has never seemed to be...
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  Can't keep my Avensis straight on the motorway 14 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  2009 Avensis Tourer will not keep straight line on motorway. Centring very variable. Have Hunter checked 4 wheel alignment as you recommended (very good...
• Citroen C3 1.4 HDi - Wheel Bearings and Engine Oil lid left open. 19 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  My car has done 86K, it is nearly 7 years old. Recently I had an annual service done. When I collected the car back the person told me that there was significant gap in the wheel alignment and he fixed that for me. A few days later I could start hearing a loud noise (not good
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  Suspension of disbelief 17 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I am getting conflicting information from Mercedes and my local dealership. The front tyres of my W210 E-Class are wearing badly on the inside. The dealer...
• Wheel Camber re-alignment Ford Mondeo 4 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  I hit a road kerb recently, mainly to blame on my confidence with my heavy and robustly built car being invincible to road kerbs. Hit it at a bend at about...
• Vauxhall Adam - MoT advisories 8 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  My wife has just had her Vauxahll Adam MoT'd by Halfords - it was a freebie, an offer she saw a while back on Money Saving Expert. It came back with two advisories a leaking rear shock absorber and non aligned brakes. She was quoted a price to fix the shop absorber. She has the car serviced
• BMW X1 - X-drive 2012 - BMW automatic gearbox problem 12 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  Whilst recently parking I reversed to better align the car and came to a sudden halt. I thought I had hit something, but had not. The gearbox was stuck in reverse; I was unable to select neutral or any other gear. After waiting about an hour for rescue (engine off) I thought I
• Mercedes E350 - Warranty Advice 11 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  Hi all, I hope someone can clear this up for me. I took my 2013 E350 Coupe for a new back tyre last week and was informed the front wheel alignment was out. I checked with Mercedes as the car is still under warranty and thought I'd be able to pull a fast one......no luck, however after quoting me
• Civic Type R 2009 - Ceased Calliper 1 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  Honda replaced my discs and pads about 6months ago. Serviced and MOT was end February 2016. 10 days later on motorway heard helicopter noise and violent shaking. Took it straight back to Honda who assured me it was miss aligned wheel and thrown weight. A week later same thing happened again. Took