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• chevrolet cruze - Car pulling to the left.... not able to find fault 14 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  after driving on the tyres for 20,000+ miles they had very uneven wear... we have even tried aligning it so the steer ahead is to the right... so when i hold the steering wheel centred the car will drive right to try and counter the pull.... but this only works when on a completly flat surface... and even then i can still feel my steering wheel pulling through my hands to the left....
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  BMW 5 Series GT - which tyres offer the best comfort? 25 Mar 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I need some new tyres for my BMW 530d GT. It is currently fitted with 245/45/R19 front and 275/40/R19 rear. These need replacing soon and I am thinking...
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  Pirelli Scorpion tyres are excellent on my BMW X3. 21 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My BMW X3 2.0 xDrive has covered 48,500 miles since new and is still running on the original Pirelli Scorpion STR 235/55 R17 99H tyres, which I am about...
• VW Golf mk VI 1.6TDi (Oct 2009) - 60K service done - but expensive 3 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  New Air filer 3. New Oil Filter 4. Oil change 5. Electric diagnostic 6. Wheel alignment 7. Two new front tyres   Now, it turns out the front tyres had worn out as a result of tow-out camber. I saw them - they were indeed almost bald along one side. It was a high mileage car when we bought it used at just one year old.
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  Wandering E-Class steering 17 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I recently purchased a used E280 with 45k on the clock , the steering does not feel right. It is not very precise and I have to work at keeping the car...
• Ford Fiesta 1996 1.25 - Tracking way out after suspension arm change 3 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  I'd since noticed that the steering wheel was no longer straight ahead, not far off but decided to have it tracked.  The fast fit centre found that the wheel alignement was so far out it was off their guage and did not want to touch it.  Looking at the car now it appears toed out. Their only comment was that there are two different suspension arms for that car, presumably one for the PAS model and one for the non PAS  model, which is mine.
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  Drum sick 29 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Passat estate three years old. There is a drumming noise possibly from the rear of the car, mainly at speeds between 50 and 60 mph. My service...
• Car pulls left very hard but only with passenger 25 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  When I'm driving alone it's fine for the most part, car will drift left because of the road curve a little bit as soon as someone gets in the passenger seat the car pulls hard, even when my wheel is right it still goes left.. 4 wheel alignment done, new tyre, wheels swapped round and it's still doing it. I can't stand driving it and I have to every day with passenger. Someone please help me
• Honda AccordCRV (2014) - Headlight adjustment 30 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  I frequently drive in France and am often "flashed" by drivers of on-coming vehicles when they encounter my dipped headlight. I advised th main dealer of this and asked them to check the alignment. They said they are set correctly. Should the hi-power self leveling lights be set "level", as opposed to nearside being set high as with traditional headlights?
• Ford Focus - Ford Focus chrome trim 23 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  Can someone explain why Ford cannot align the chrome trim on its current crop of cars, virtually every Focus I've viewed with the intention of buying is misaligned (trim between the door body and glass) it is almost like being transported back in time to the 1970s.
• Peugeot Boxer (2000 - 2007) - 99 1.9 timing marks for cambelt 8 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  the pulley /s to engine marks are not very obvious and i want to start again from scratch. van has been sluggish and overheats since changing the belt all I require are the crank camshaft and pump alignment marks anyone give me a clue as they are not easy to see best wishes to all jeff
• Ford Fiesta (1989 - 1995) - 1996 1.1 steering UJ replacement 28 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  The inner steering shaft moves up against the bearing spring a couple of mm inside the column. Do the two UJs need to be in any specific alignment to each other? Apart from the hex end on the steering shaft, there is no restriction on lower UJ fitting.
• Passat Tyre Wear 1 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  I've just had my front Michelin Pilot Primacy tyres, 195- 65 X 15V replaced after 13000 miles. So the full suspension alignment check did not make a big difference to the life- apart from the wear being absolutely even across the tread. Trying a pair of ATS own tyres Euromasters. So I guess the premature wear is all down to my driving , not that I consider myself a wild driver and I do get 46 mpg overall from the 100bhp PD estate.
• Dim Headlights 2 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Is it possible to fit brighter bulbs? Don't want to irritate other drivers. How can I test the alignment? (MOT 2 months ago, they check this don't they?). Car is: V70 R, 1999. (Dashboard light height adjuster is working fine). Thanks, Stu
• MOT / headlamps / brakes / con-men 28 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  My understanding of headlamp adjustment is that it is done on stiff-threads, and it would take some sort of impact or disturbing of the headlamp mount to affect the beam alignment? The car hasn?t suffered anything like this in the last year, so I?ve no reason to suspect the headlamps would be out of alignment. I already plan to call the garage who did the MOT and ask what their copy of the failure sheet says next to 'headlamp aim'.
• Mazda 6 Estate 2015 - Excessive tyre noise 25 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  I have a 2015 Mazda 5 estate riding on 225/45 R19 tyres. Recently I've noticed what seems like excessive tyre noise and vibration and am wondering if alignment/tracking will help with this. I have had a few bumps against high pavements as well as driving through some poor quality roads with large potholes. I am not expecting the comfiest of rides with my tyre spec, but it does seem the noise and vibration has increased since I bought the car in 2018.
• Hyundai i10 - Clutch noise 27 Nov 2020 (Forum)
  Whilst it is touching the meta plate, if I turn my steering wheel, I can feel something grinding against the metal plate (a ball like grinding). Not sure if it’s related but the steering pulls massively to the left and I had the wheels aligned which hasn’t fixed the problem. It’s a Hyundai i10. Would appreciate any thoughts as to what it could be before I take it to a mechanic .
• Suzuki SX4 S-Cross - Tyre wear 23 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  After 10,000 miles and 1 year from brand new my rear tyres are wearing much more heavily than the front tyres and the LHR is nearly down to the limit indicator.  Had an independant 4 wheel laser wheel alignment check done and it showed the rear wheels out of spec. Both the main dealer and Suzuki Technical UK insist that there is no problem and the tyres should be interchanged every 6000 miles.  This sounds like a fob off to me and is covering up a known problem.
• Yaris 02 - Kerbed: play in steering 6 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  There are no noises from the steering when turning, so it's not wheel bearings or anything like that. Is it just a matter of getting the tracking/wheel alignment fixed? I guess Kwik-Fit or similar would do this?
• any - dangerous HID headlights 24 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  I see areport out condeming HID headlamps, 90% of those asked claimed to of been dazzled by them! I'm not so sure its the HID lamps, i think its more a case of those that are not correctly aligned and those that are incorrectly fitted to cars as conversions kits, but worse still are those that will fit the illegal 110w bulbs. having been an MOT tester its so easy to spot those cars driving around clearly with illegal bulbs and included are motorcycles where some are running around on full beam or badly adjusted