4 wheel alignment

[sharki786]

A1 done my front for 35 ciash

[Wazzzer]

Mine has just been done the old skool way with counting threads etc 

[1.8Tgolf_Chris]

Mine has just been done the old skool way with counting threads etc 

any idea wazzer why after the alignment the steering still wants to go left?

[xxChrisxx]

The setup on this platform are extremely sensitive to road camber.

When it's all aligned it'll pull left when on the the left and right on the right.

If you manage to find a peice of tarmarc that's like a snooker table it'll go in a straight line.


The pull shouldn't be excessive, but a constant gentle tugging, is normal... said the actress to the bishop.

[1.8Tgolf_Chris]

The setup on this platform are extremely sensitive to road camber.

When it's all aligned it'll pull left when on the the left and right on the right.

If you manage to find a peice of tarmarc that's like a snooker table it'll go in a straight line.


The pull shouldn't be excessive, but a constant gentle tugging, is normal... said the actress to the bishop.

fair point, i think the issue is pretty excessive it wants to throw me into the kerb i think there is some issue related to tierods as that would make the steering wheel center ? im guessing - But i dont know i am waiting for advice -  the alignment was done on a hunter

[1.8Tgolf_Chris]

Took it back to the garage, they reakon both worn driveshafts and trackrod ends is why it pulls left?  To be honest i couldnt argue as i dont know myself but the tit started churping on saying i got wheel spacers, the car is high milege getting right cheeky.
The car was perfect before i changed the arms and ball joints as i told them therefore milege and spacers is bullsh!t answers
Sick of cowboy f**king places doing sh!t poor jobs and trying to pull a fast one, id of been better off at kwikfit. So when i get a printout from another garage to say how far wrong the alignment is, at least i can claim my money back when i take them to a small claims court for doing bad job
Moral of the story, high tech machinery is only as good as the technician using it, in my case extremely bad

[Wazzzer]

They've set it up badly, end of. Pulling to the left to me means they have set the passenger wheel up with too much toe out or they haven't set the steering wheel/rack central before adjusting the tracking. Ideally it wants to be set in with 1degree toe in to drive straight

[1.8Tgolf_Chris]

They've set it up badly, end of. Pulling to the left to me means they have set the passenger wheel up with too much toe out or they haven't set the steering wheel/rack central before adjusting the tracking. Ideally it wants to be set in with 1degree toe in to drive straight

I will be back there in the week, just frustrates me i got to take more time of work now, But driving it this weekend i upped the tyre pressure to 36ish, they set the pressure to must of been 30 or under but since im getting less steering wobble and slightly less pull sounds rather Odd i know?  Still isnt right though i will mention the 1 degree toe in

[1.8Tgolf_Chris]

So today had the tracking done again but this time at kwikfit, luck of the draw a few of the guys there have experience with the mk4 fitting coilovers and lowing situ
With the car steering left they set it as much as possible to the right within the margin but their investigation concluded my rear axle is slightly pissed potentially causing the extra steer to the left which im getting, we checked Fender to ground measurements and all are about the same so it wasnt odd heights or anything
Even driving on the right side of a cambered road she only just stays centre so id be ok in france for that matter 
Beam alignment next then 

[dom]

So why didn't they sort the rear beam while you were there?