wheel alinement

[bigfella]

hi ,wonder if any one can help.my mate has a audi a6 18t on a v reg 1999.his problem is the steerin wheel doesnt seem to alined corectly with the front wheels.so when he drivng along a straight road and he has the steerin wheels held level,the car seems to veer slightly to the right, i wonder if any one can help with sugestion s wat cud be wrong and how this cud be remedied....pehasp cud it be the tracing link arms ???...any suggestions would be welcome ,,thank s

[racin-snake]

check the suspension lower arms first they wear out but as a rule check all suspension before tracking .you wont get it right with a knackered bush or track rod end also have a look at the tyres for exessive wear on inner or outer edges and for correct pressure

[bigfella]

check the suspension lower arms first they wear out but as a rule check all suspension before tracking .you wont get it right with a knackered bush or track rod end also have a look at the tyres for exessive wear on inner or outer edges and for correct pressure

he just had it m o t n had the bushes n a cv joint replaced...hmmm it does need two new tyres ,,excessive wear...thank you very much for ur answer

[cactikid]

does the mot form give you a printout of data for alignment,those aluminium arms bend easy if you mount kerbs

[bigfella]

[QUOTE=cactikid;253154]does the mot form give you a printout of data for alignment,those aluminium arms bend easy if you mount kerbs[/QU he only noticed the problem after the mot and mentioned it to the garage before they repaied the bushes n c v joint n passed the car.my m8 thought the garage may have knocked his trackin out but when questioned they denied it n said there was nothing wrong with the steerin...but i ve drove it n it does seem to steer to the right n u have to hold the steerin wheel at a slight tilt to keep it in a straight line.was wonderin if it s deff not the trackin becos he s been advised that was probably the reason.

[racin-snake]

a printout for wheel alignmemt in an mot .they dont even give a proper fault description half the time ..
the best bet is get a good garage to check the steering parts bushes ect then the steering geometry
not just the tracking ie castor camber kpi and four wheel tracking as all can be disrupted by misalignment of components also new tyres before tracking gets done as its no good tracking the car with old knackered tyres
if the other garage gives a printuot go back to the garage with the new info if they have caused the fault

[cactikid]

the reason i asked the irish nct gives you a printout of tracking,as r s has said with excessive wear on tyres something not right.

[Evastar]

I got a new car last year, and i noticed that the car was pulling slightly to the left, but when we took it back to the garage they said all new cars are designed to do that now, it's in case you lose control or fall asleep at the wheel, takes you off the road?

[krazylegz]

ha ha thats a load of bollox eva hun, tell them you'll report them to trading standards if they dont sort it

[Evastar]

Hmmm, thought they might have been pulling a fast one

[knackers]

Eva, you will generally get a very slight drift to the left due to the way most roads are built at a slight camber angle for drainage purposes. You shouldn't really notice it though.

[cgscott]

The roads are made to camber from the center to the side of the road for drainage purposes.

Try the motorway to test if the car runs straight.

I used to lay the roads and over the years the new relays only get planed at the edges which means the camber increases more and more until eventually a full road relay is needed.

Motorways always have a straight run in them.

[Bulld0g]

Well you learn something everyday :) Thanks for that info m8.

[cactikid]

I got a new car last year, and i noticed that the car was pulling slightly to the left, but when we took it back to the garage they said all new cars are designed to do that now, it's in case you lose control or fall asleep at the wheel, takes you off the road?
verified as false eva a load of cobblers i even rang them to double check lol
even agree about camber of road as you need to check on a few different roads.

[horsepower13]

roads away from cities usually have a larger crown and slope more towards the sides, i believe this is for drainage, anyway, that is why you car may drift slightly toward the side of the road on some streets. the car's alignment can actually be set to compensate for this if you mainly drive on these types of roads, but it usualy isn't something that would be very noticeable. As for the Audi in question, I definetely believe the alignment needs to be adjusted and the tires replaced, you could try rotating the tires left to right and see if it pulls the other way, could be a bad tire. but if the treads are visually worn, its time for a new set.

[gmb45]

roads away from cities usually have a larger crown and slope more towards the sides, i believe this is for drainage, anyway, that is why you car may drift slightly toward the side of the road on some streets. the car's alignment can actually be set to compensate for this if you mainly drive on these types of roads, but it usualy isn't something that would be very noticeable. As for the Audi in question, I definetely believe the alignment needs to be adjusted and the tires replaced, you could try rotating the tires left to right and see if it pulls the other way, could be a bad tire. but if the treads are visually worn, its time for a new set. welcome to dk m8