My car's suspension was repaired on one side following an accident - should both sides have been repaired?
I was involved in an accident, not my fault, and the side of my car was damaged by a motorbike sliding along the ground. The insurer authorised the replacement of just one strut and one shock absorber. I thought the recommendation was always to replace in pairs? The car is now pulling to the right both on acceleration and braking. Some of the fault appears to be poor tracking, but I wonder if replacing parts only on one side of the car is likely to create problems?
Asked on 12 September 2010 by DavidWh
Answered by
Honest John
It can do. But basically if the car has not been repaired you go back to the person who damaged it (or his insurer) and insist that the car is repaired.
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