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• pug306 slight steering pull 4 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  on road! However, I noticed that the steering had a slight pull to the right when going straight. If I were to let go of the steering wheel, I estimate it would change lanes in approx 10 sec at 50mph (not that I'd do that on the motorway). Anyway, I was obviously concerned so I had the wheel alignment
• Pug 306 steering rack ??? 1 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  Hi, My Pugs a 306XTDT (1993) with 132K on the clock. I'm still investigating the slight steering pull my car has to the right. Car has new wishbones, and new tie rod ball joints, 4-wheels aligned and has just passed its annual MOT. My suspicion regarding the steering pull is currently
• Golf mk3 rear axle bushes 1 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  the mounting bolts, which hold the brackets on. The pivot bolts have to come out to replace the bushes, and alignment of the pivot bolts isn't possible as far as I can see. Any advice would be much appreciated before I start dismantling my car and regret it! Nick.
• Citroen DS5 - New CITROEN DS5 - bad paint job, steering faults 15 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  was the fact the car suffered from a bad wheel alignment, the steering wheel stayed all the time lean to the left and the car was pulling constantly left, no matter of the camber of the road. I immediately turned to the dealer to report the issues with the car. The dealer briefly inspected the car
• Suzuki Vitara - Suzuki Vitara steering not self centre 23 Jun 2024 (Forum)
  this during the annual servicing? Is this normal behaviour? Do I need to worry about? I search Internet and some recommend 4 wheel alignment for self centre problem. Shall I go to Suzuki dealer for this or independent garage?  This is the first car and need some advices 
• Volkswagen Golf 2.0TDI 2011 - Are my wheels sticking out too much? 19 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  tyres of course.   Now, I'm having about 20% worse MPG...!!! I have checked the wheel alignment in a professional shop with lasers and stuff, and checked all the brakes, they are not dragging. The MPG drop happened precisely after the wheel change, and I calculate using
• Seat Leon 1.6 TDI 2015 - Busted wheel bearings after front shocks replaced 17 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  and that it needs to be replaced. They have said this is unrelated to the work they did, though the timing is ridiculously suspect. Looking online it seems fairly uncommon for wheel bearings to need replacing, and there seems to be some conclusion about it potentially arising from bad shocks, or bad alignment
• Ford Fiesta - failed MOT questions 22 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  of them are complicated jobs. The garage told me that after replacing the linkage, they would need to strip down and rebuild the entire suspension system and re align the steering too. WTF!! I was quoted an hour's labour when I thought mine had gone in March this year. (I also have a Fiesta
• Volkswagen Golf III - No compression @ cyl1 & 4 after wp/cambelt change 2 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  Totally clueless after a waterpump and cambelt replacement, Mechanically done after all the possible rules and regulations. The car is a Golf MK3 1.6 ABU engine (year:93) What we have done: Drove the (working and functiong) car into the garage and turned it of. Aligned
• Peugeot 106 1997 1.5 Diesel - Both driveshafts a bit loose. (newbie) 20 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  ,  wheel balancing, and home made alignment with 2 jacks and a piece of string (again Youtube...it's taught me all I know tbh :) ) The car sits low at the back, probably needs 2 shocks, and the passenger side rear wheel is starting to bend inwards, which is because of a rubber on the axle
• Ford Focus - Seeking tyre recommendations please! 24 May 2011 (Forum)
  would you buy, if any, or what else do you suggest?  Plus is it worth buying wheel alignment?    Also, I was going to order them from blackcircles.com, but please let me know if you have any other recommendations!  Many thanks in advance for your advice.
• 1988 Vauxhall Astra diesel. - 1988 Vauxhall Astra diesel pump replacement. 9 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  working on memory from Ford diesel vehicles of the same type of period. I tend to remember that after aligning the timing marks on the pump sprocket and timing cover which I have done, I need to set the pistons at TDC before engaging in any further dismantlement of the pump. On the Ford
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 03 2.0 3rd gear syncro "weak" 18 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  but would like to know a bit more about what I'm talking about.... A quick 'tinternet serach provides links to mis-aligned gear linkages, dragging clutches and top-up of clutch hydraulic/gearbox fluid. TIA.
• BMW - Abnormal tyre wear & cracked wheels {Read Only] 5 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  I own a BMW 335d Coupe with 19" wheels & runflats. From new it managed 14k miles before scrubbing the inside edge off all 4 tyres. The front tyres still had 50% of their original depth over 85-90% of the surface. The dealer told me I would need a 'KDS alignment' to sort this which cost nearly £300
• Renault Clio II (2001 - 2007) - 03 1.2 Cambelt snapped. Error made fitting new one 18 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  refit cambelt ,started engine or tried to start engine and it sounded same as first instance of bent valve syndrome! so a weekend late ri removed the head a second time and yes found 4 bent valves! how did this happen i wonder? before i refit all is the correct procedure to align top and bottom timing
• Child accident rates/lollipop persons 7 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  wher it starts getting dark in winter about 3.30 pm. Could this be the reason for the high accident and death rate. I have heard that if the clocks were aligned to Europe it would save x childrens lives. I expect we are different to satisfy some minority interest - dairy farmers in the north
• Pothole damage, KDS's what next 6 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  the car was KDS's again, they re-aligned the steering again and I did not really notice any difference. The steering feels very light and is also very sensitive to the road service in that it follows the road camber considerably. On braking around corners the car steering pulls against you. The car
• Wheel bearing - "play" whats acceptable? 22 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  to remember Swapped wheels front to back Run on a replacement set of wheels/tyres for a few days Had the front & rear suspension bushes checked for wear So far all ok - no fault found. It was suggested to have a full four wheel alignment - I had this done with only minor corrections made - however they did
• 2009 Piaggio Porter-petrol smell+starting problem 28 Jul 2023 (Forum)
  in I turned the key and, nothing!. Tried a few times with the same result. As the ignition was coming on I assumed something out of alignment with starter motor. So sitting in the drivers seat with the door open, I pushed it back (in gear) with one leg (helpful that it doesn't weigh much) and the other
• Vauxhall Corsa - Bought a used car and had it delivered. 21 Nov 2021 (Forum)
  to the left ever so slightly. I know I was silly for buying without trying but did seem like a well maintained/looked after car on paper. I'm guessing the first thing I should be doing is getting it checked on a 4 wheel alignment however I dont have the cash spare at the moment and will need