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• Car Park Tarmac 13 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  I was waiting outside the gym last night and noticed that just about every other car made screeching noises as it drove around the car park. Is car park tarmac different from the type used on the roads, or do about 50% of cars have their wheels out of alignment?
• Tyre Wear - 1992 AStra SRi estate 29 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  My 1992 AStra SRi estate (186k miles) pulls to the left, has wheel vibration at 72-76mph and wears the front tyres on the inner edges. In spite repeated balancings and wheel alignments these conditions persist. Any ideas anyone? Brian
• new citroen c5 headlamps. 21 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Hi. anyone know how to mask off the xenon headlights on the c5 for driving on the right on the continent. There is nothing in the handbook and as far as I can see no alignment markings on the headlight itself. Citroen do a kit of sorts but it is expensive at £40 approx and not very practical
• MerivaA - Drivers Front Wheel inner Tyre wear 4 May 2020 (Forum)
  Hi, so the car front wheels seem to have a mind of their own, they follow any groves within the road, today i have also noticed inner Tyre wear on the drivers side do you think the wheel alignment is out?
• Suzuki Swift - Rejecting a car from a dealer 17 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  mm over the fill mark and the air filter hadn't been changed. The oil also smelt (in my opinion) quite strongly of petrol. After taking it to get the wheel alignment checked I found out the alignment was way off. Getting that sorted helped the steering slightly but it still wont self centre. I called
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 00 1.8 Renewed suspension still troublesome 25 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Hey one and all, I recently fitted set of KYB Excel-G shocks all round, wishbones, droplinks, rear ARB links and had 4 wheel laser alignment done. Knocking-clunky noises are gone but still riding quite roughly. Seems to have tough time even coping with a level road. No doubt it's handling bit
• Ford Mondeo - Rear Windscreen Washer Jet 16 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  Have recently purchased a 2010 Mondeo Hatchback. The rear windscreen washer jet is very good at washing the road not the windscreen ! Anyone any ideas on how to align it ? Using a pin results in a bent pin ! Using a stronger needle results in a broken needle ! Cheers, Mike.
• Speedo digit changing 31 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  I've always wondered about speedo digits on older cars being not in alignment and those that say this is a sure way of telling that a cars been clocked. Are speedo's foolproof in this respect? ie digits not in line, even by a small amount = clocked??? I know about the shiny wheel and worn pedals
• mk2 golf door hinge 29 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  The drivers side door on my 2 door golf is not aligned correctly. I have read that the 2 door models have heavy doors which will sag over time. I think I need new pins. But which ones are these and how do I fit new ones? Cheers
• 07 Toyota Avensis T-Spirit 2.2 turbo diesel 150bhp - Warning lights 20 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  felt that the steering wheel was rocking at low speed.  He had advised that I get the 4 wheel alignment checked as the near side rear tyre was starting to scrub on the inside.  Got this done the next day.  3 weeks later I was checking the tyre pressure and the front near side tyre was so
• Chevrolet Matiz 2008 SE - Abnormal noise / Vibration from front axle of car? 14 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  I drive a Chevrolet Matiz 2008 Model and recently (September) had an MOT and service. On driving the car after the MOT/Service I noticed a sort of warbling/vibrating sound from the front axle. I reasoned that the Geo-alignment they carried out may have caused this and ignored it to begin
• HJ; answers - repairs 11 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  .  Needless to say, the car is back at the body shop. They claim to have performed a wheel alignment check and to have driven the vehicle on a test run. After my motorway experience I drove into a branch of ATS and asked them to look at the shock absorbers. They put the car on a ramp and immediately declared
• Another bad VW dealer story 4 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  'badly worn' and the wheel alignment needed attention. This was quoted at about £70 for each tyre (185/60-14H) and £115 (!!!) to check the front wheel alignment. The dealer offered to 'sort this out' on the spot! When they asked whether the knocking had been fixed they were told that it hadn't
• Vauxhall Vectra C - loose steering high speed 9 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  My Vectra has always been solid on motorway but now the steering is loose and hard to control above 80mph. It feels like your being blown about by the wind and fitting against it both left and right. Wheel alignment was done 4 weeks ago. Any ideas? Thanks
• Skoda Superb 1.9 Tdi '04 (passat look alike) - Tyre ware Rear N/S inner nearside edge .(sawtooth) 25 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  Sawtooth problem with nearside Rear wheel worn inner edge ...is this alignment or worn shocks. Any Fixes would be apreciated..
• Mazda 5 sport diesel 2.0 - Worn inside tyre! 19 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  Rear near side inside tyre worn badly? Before front near side very bad, now changed two front tyre and done the tracking and laser wheel alignment(front) is ok. But noticed at the rear near side worn badly? What do you think?
• Wandsworth parking ticket misprint 25 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  Hello I recieved a parking ticket the other day for being 5 mins late in a residential parking area without a permit....  but the warden has miss aligned the ticket in the printer and you cannot read it properly, it looks like if I pay within 14 days there is no charge! Have I got
• Ford Focus 02 - steering problems 19 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  can anyone shed some light my steering goes light and heavy had tracking done balancing and 4 wheel alignment my steering pump went then got sold a dodgy second hand 1 so changed that again then got told it was the valve in the pressure switch and again didnt cure the problem can anyone help??
• mk2 polo gearbox change? 30 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  ive got a 1988 1300 polo 4 speed with a poorly box, ive managed to source a 5 speed box from the same year/engine car along with the gear linkage am i right in thinking the engine can be left in the car ? anything to look out for ? im also fitting a new clutch whats the best way to align
• Should wheels be rotated? 22 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  when moved to another location? Shouldn't tyres wear evenly in any case unless something is seriously out of alignment? Oz (as was)