Horrible Problem

[MarcB]

I will start from the beginning so please bear with me.

I replaced all my suspension & brakes and got it all sorted. Then car went away for a laser wheel alighment at a company called CLCM in edinburgh and it was all good and prefect.
About a week after the above work the car went away to SWR in stirling to get my AST solid top mounts fitted then once again back to CLCM for laser wheel alignment. When i got the car back from SWR the guy told me that my wheels where on the wrong way round. I have been driving around for a good few months with the wheels like this and then yesterday i done something about it.

I went into my local farmers and asked how much it would cost to swap two wheels round so they are going in the correct direction.
Guy said that if i got my wheels all filled with nitrogen at the cost of £5.00 he would swap the wheels round for nothing.

So £5.00 later and wheels on the correct way all 4 tyres filled with nitrogen to correct tyre pressure the car is now pulling very badly to the right and when driving i need to pull the steering wheel off to the left to make it go straight.

Is this down to driving for so long with the tyres on the wrong way or do i need my wheels re-balenced again along with my tracking ?

 

[Jaff.]

When you say wheels I assume your on about your tyres turning in the wrong direction?

 

[MarcB]

When you say wheels I assume your on about your tyres turning in the wrong direction?

Yeah, I took them off months ago to clean and polish them and when i put them back on i just slapped them on and drove.
Never noticed it and never bothered my backside.

 

[Spinksy]

Yeah, I took them off months ago to clean and polish them and when i put them back on i just slapped them on and drove.
Never noticed it and never bothered my backside.

hmmm.... you had a look at the tie rods and track rod ends etc? also are you sure they had the steering wheel perfectly straight whilst doing the alignment? ( i know it sounds obvious but i had my car laser aligned and it took them 3 seperate attempts to get my steering wheel perfectly straight because the burks werent bothered about doing a proper job until i kicked off)

 

[slob]

Just go back mate. Farmer are pretty good that way. Well they were with me when I took the car back and said it still wasn't alighned properly. Sorted it there and then for no charge. I went back the next day though.

 

[Heez]

CLCM are proper, they won't be at fault.

Tyres have an uneven amount of tread?

Had this recently when changing to a different set of wheels. Now pulls to the right... Happened to my friend who I swapped with, his pulls to the left. No idea what has caused it or if it's a coincidence!

 

[MarcB]

Track rod ends and tie rods where all changed for new ones, bottom arms where fitted with poly bushes.

CLCM are prob the best there could be, There is no way that there is a problem from them.

 

[slob]

Off topic. Marc how much did SWR charge for new AUX belt and tensionar. Want to get mines to them next week.

 

[MarcB]

Off topic. Marc how much did SWR charge for new AUX belt and tensionar. Want to get mines to them next week.

Wil send you a PM with all details

 

[Lal B3N]

Has the tread feathered on the tyres?

My Pzeros done that after 14k and started tram lining horribly.

 

[MarcB]

Im thinking maybe new tyres all round.

If it still does this after new tyres and then balanced i will take it back to get the wheel alignment done and while im there get the suspension checked

 

[slob]

Taking a trip to SWR on Friday morning. 90 000 miles on the original belt and tensionar, £168 not bad at all