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• Asymmetrical tyre wear 24 Mar 2001 (Forum)
  Fair enough, I suppose, but I was slightly surprised that only significantly more uneven wear would be considered to be a problem. Any opinions on this? Should I be thinking of a trip to Micheldever for a top-grade alignment check before I replace the tyres or am I fretting about nowt?
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  Do tyres wear more quickly on EVs? 17 Jun 2025 (Ask HJ)
  I bought my Skoda Enyaq from a Skoda dealership this year with 7400 miles. A 12V battery issue meant a return to the dealer and to my shock they recommended...
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  Volvo V50 steering worries 2 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I recently exchanged a C30 Volvo to purchase a 56 plate Volvo V50 2.0 Sport from Sturgess of Leicester. On the test drive before I agreed to purchase the...
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  Why are people using headlights during the daytime? 2 Sep 2024 (Ask HJ)
  Why is there a plague of car drivers driving in good daytime viability using full headlights? This habit is a minor irritation with old fashioned headlights...
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  New cars with seven-year-warranties - are they as good as they sound? 16 Nov 2020 (Ask HJ)
  How good are these seven-year-warranties?
• Skodas octavia - feels like a flat tyre but isn't. 6 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  I'll try to keep this short as possible car was out of alignment from sale... lots of alignments later it was still out. Finally took it to a guy that does rally stuff and is very well respected and was told it needed shimmed at the rear and camber bolts at the front....
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  Tyres - how long should they last? 7 Jul 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My Audi A6 Avant has almost 9000 miles on the clock and I bought it from new. It had a slow puncture caused by a nail in the front driver's side tyre....
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  Can I fit all season tyres to my BMW X3? 9 May 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My 2013 BMW X3 ill be due new tyres shortly. It uses 225/60/17V, currently Pirelli P7, which have lasted 40k miles. BMW say my transmission warranty will...
• Mazda 6 - Womp Womp noise from front of car 17 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  The front discs and pads have also been changed which hasnt made a difference.   The only thing I have noticed is that the wheel alignment is slightly off as the car pulls off to the left if I let go of the wheel on a straight road. I have had other cars with the alignment out and have never had the noise I am getting now, its not even that far out.
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  Honda CRV new shape - steering problem 27 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  In March I purchased a 2007 (early new shape) Honda CR-V manual, petrol with 29,000 miles. Has 17" tyres. Above 50mph the steering seems to want to...
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  Tyre wary 4 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 2005 Audi A3 Sportback 1.6FSI was fitted with Michelin XSE 225/45R17 91Y tyres when I bought it new. At 29,000 miles it was re-shod with Michelin Pilot...
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  Could jacking have knocked my Volkswagen's tracking out? 31 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Volkswagen agreed in the end, under their goodwill scheme, to repair my car after a lot of argument. That was a couple of weeks ago, however I have since...
• Peugeot 406 (1996 - 1998) - 98 1.9 aux belt tensioner cambelt killer 25 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  hash=item3358c83071 but would this only be fitted if the bearing was had it, or do you think it will fix my alignment problem as well. secondly will i have to remove ac, alt, and pas pump to get to it and if so would it be easier to just get the whole bracket including this bit already in it from a breaker, once again many thanks Andy (a qualified but very fresh ford tech)
• Merc A Class Sport 2013 and Merc GLA 220d 2016 - Mercedes Tyre Wear Query 30 Mar 2022 (Forum)
  Neither vehicles are pulling to the side and steering seems straight. I'm going to take both for a 4 wheel alignment but thought I would try get some advice to see if this is a common Merc issue.
• PEUGEOT 406 HDI 1.9L - ENGINE LOCKED PEUGEOT 406 HDI 1.9L 5 Aug 2021 (Forum)
  However, when the engine is turned anti-clockwise it turns smoothly and through the 4 stages there is compression.  Cambelt in order, tdc on crank aligned with mark of cambelt. Could it be a bearing or the oil pump chain jamming the engine turning normally. Not overfilled with oil and oil has done only 75000 kms. I am at wits end.
• Hyundai i10 - Clutch hitting metal plate and steering wheel 22 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 .
• Any - Headlights 15 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  It seems bizarre when driving through town with street lights that oncoming cars have headlights and additional lights that just dazzle oncoming drivers and making it difficult to see beyond the glare this is quite apart from older cars all of which seem to have at least one headlight badly aligned (is this not checked at MOT time) Maybe time to rethink dim dip for town driving.
• Peugeot 208 - Do you think this is repairable? 12 Jun 2018 (Forum)
    I have damaged the vehicle in numerous places, but I think the main concern being where the 4x connectors were attached to the car. Each one has been pulled/dented/deep scratched. Door still align, doesn't look like you'll be able to 'suck' damage out!   As the damage is on the whole main side panel of the cars (no the doors, but the bit holding doors in place!) is this the sort of thing they repair.. or just write off?
• Ford Fiesta MK4 1.8D - Negative camber after repair 5 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  On the suspension the worn parts have been replaced, the tires are new. There was also a wheel alignment. A haven't replaced the shock absorbers. The subframe and the swing arm aren't damaged. On the body there is no sign of damage, which could have happened earlier with the last owner. After these on the right side there is an 1.5 cm and on the left side there is a 2 cm negative camber.
• Mercedes Benz C220 Sport - Tear Wear due to towing a Caravan 21 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  The Tyre specialist believes the wear has been caused by towing a caravan as the weight of the caravan on the back has lifting the front wheels, changing the alignment which would cause extra wear on the outer edges Does this sound logical?