kilgorq
04-07-2005, 10:42 PM
I took my 3g into the tire shop for an alignment because it was pulling to the left... When they were done it was pulling to the left more.
They told me it was because my rack was not returning to center properly. And that the alignment was only off by about 1/2 degree for caster on the drivers side.
Here are my symptoms.
1) Pulls to the left most of the time... Unless I am on a heavily banked road.
2) When backing up at moderate speed and turning the steering wheel to the right it will just about rip the steering wheel out of my hands and wants to bank all the way right. Plus it is difficult to get back to center... (At least to get it out of the apex that it goes into)
3) Has a lot of shake at low speeds that clears up at higher speeds.
4) Tires look like they are not centered in the wheel well. They look like they are sitting way back. ( This is on both sides but the left looks closer than the right )
5) When driving at 50 mph plus A minor correction moving to the left will veer to the left dramatically. But it will return to the right easily.
Any advise on this would be great. I have an appointment Monday with a different shop to get a second opinion but I would like to go in there as informed as possible. I have some experience with this and it really seams to me that the caster is off and that the shop I took it to aligned the caster wrong.
Plus my appointment was at 5:00 on a Friday... We all know how that one goes!
They told me it was because my rack was not returning to center properly. And that the alignment was only off by about 1/2 degree for caster on the drivers side.
Here are my symptoms.
1) Pulls to the left most of the time... Unless I am on a heavily banked road.
2) When backing up at moderate speed and turning the steering wheel to the right it will just about rip the steering wheel out of my hands and wants to bank all the way right. Plus it is difficult to get back to center... (At least to get it out of the apex that it goes into)
3) Has a lot of shake at low speeds that clears up at higher speeds.
4) Tires look like they are not centered in the wheel well. They look like they are sitting way back. ( This is on both sides but the left looks closer than the right )
5) When driving at 50 mph plus A minor correction moving to the left will veer to the left dramatically. But it will return to the right easily.
Any advise on this would be great. I have an appointment Monday with a different shop to get a second opinion but I would like to go in there as informed as possible. I have some experience with this and it really seams to me that the caster is off and that the shop I took it to aligned the caster wrong.
Plus my appointment was at 5:00 on a Friday... We all know how that one goes!